ANDY WHITFIELD - Star of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand"

Welsh-born Australian actor Andy Whitfield, who starred in the Starz cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", died of non-Hodgkin Lymphomia in Sydney, Australia, on September 11, 2011. Whitfield was born in Amlwch, Wales, in 1974, and settled in Australia in 1999. He worked as a fashion model, and also appeared on television in episodes of "All Saints", "The Strip", "Packed To The Rafters", and "McLeod’s Daughters". He starred in the 2007 film "Gabriel" and appeared in 2010’s "The Clinic". He starred in the cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" for it’s first season in 2010. He was preparing to continue in the role of the gladiator hero when he was diagnosed cancer, and was replaced by Liam McIntyre.