12 Facts About Andy Whitfield

Andy Whitfield was best known for his leading role in the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Andrew Andy Whitfield was born on October 17,1971, in Amlwch.

Andy Whitfield attended Ysgol Gynradd Amlwch and then Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones until the age of 18.

Andy Whitfield studied civil engineering at Sheffield Hallam University in England.

Andy Whitfield moved to Australia in 1999 to work as an engineer in Lidcombe, before later settling in Sydney.

Andy Whitfield appeared in several Australian television series, such as Opening Up, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters, and McLeod's Daughters.

Andy Whitfield gained his first prominent role in the 2007 Australian supernatural film Gabriel.

Andy Whitfield starred in the 2010 television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which was filmed in New Zealand.

Andy Whitfield appeared in the Australian thriller The Clinic starring opposite Tabrett Bethell, which was shot in Deniliquin.

Andy Whitfield made a brief, uncredited, voice-only appearance in the prequel miniseries Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, which premiered on 21 January 2011.

In March 2010, Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma and began undergoing immediate treatment in New Zealand.

On 11 September 2011, Andy Whitfield died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Sydney, Australia, 18 months after his initial cancer diagnosis.