Andy Whitfield

 ( 1971 Births ) 

Andrew Whitfield (17 October 1971 – 11 September 2011) was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his leading role in the Starz television series . Spartacus: Vengeance episode 201 ending credits at 54:00 time mark

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Early life and career Andrew Whitfield was born on 17 October 1971, in Amlwch, Anglesey. Whitfield and his family came to live in Bull Bay, Anglesey, Wales in 1976. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Amlwch and then Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones until the age of 18. He studied civil engineering at Sheffield Hallam University in England.University of Sheffield Alumni Office & Sheffield Hallam University Alumni Office in England. He moved to Australia in 1999 to work as an engineer in Lidcombe, before later settling in Sydney. He appeared in several Australian television series, such as Opening Up, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters, and McLeod's Daughters.

Whitfield gained his first prominent role in the 2007 Australian supernatural film Gabriel. He also starred in the 2010 television series , which was filmed in New Zealand. Whitfield also appeared in the Australian thriller The Clinic starring opposite Tabrett Bethell (of Legend of the Seeker fame), which was shot in Deniliquin.

In August 2010, Whitfield teamed up with Freddie Wong and created a two-minute YouTube video named "Time Crisis", based on the video game series of the Time Crisis. Whitfield made a brief, uncredited, voice-only appearance in the prequel miniseries , which premiered on 21 January 2011.

A documentary titled Be Here Now premiered at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival. It follows Whitfield and his family as he undergoes chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It was later released on Netflix as Be Here Now: The Andy Whitfield Story.

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Personal life Whitfield married Vashti Whitfield in October 2001 and has a son and a daughter, Indigo Sky and Jessie Red.

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Illness and death In March 2010, Whitfield was diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma and began undergoing immediate treatment in New Zealand. This delayed the production of season two of Spartacus: Vengeance. While waiting for Whitfield's treatment and expected recovery, Starz produced a six-part prequel, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, with only a brief voiceover from the actor. Although declared cancer-free in June 2010, a routine medical check in September 2010 revealed a relapse and Whitfield was compelled to abandon the role. Starz recast Australian actor Liam McIntyre as Whitfield's successor.

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

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Filmography

+ Film
2007 ! scope="row"	Gabriel	Gabriel
2010 ! scope="row"	The Clinic	Cameron Marshall
2015 ! scope="row"	Be Here Now	Himself	Released posthumously

+ Television
2004 ! scope="row"	All Saints	Matthew Parkes	"Opening Up" (season 2, episode 7)
2008 ! scope="row"	The Strip	Charlie Palmer	Episodes 2 and 7
2008 ! scope="row"	Packed to the Rafters	Nick Leigh	"All in the Planning" (season 1, episode 10)
2008 ! scope="row"	McLeod's Daughters	Brett Samuels	"Nowhere to Hide" (season 8, episode 4)
2010 ! scope="row"		Spartacus	Lead role, 13 episodes
2011 ! scope="row"		Spartacus (voice only, uncredited)	"The Bitter End" (episode 6)

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Categories: 1971 Births, 2011 Deaths, Welsh Male Film Actors, Welsh Male Television Actors, 21st-century Welsh Male Actors, Alumni Of Sheffield Hallam University, Deaths From Cancer In New South Wales, Deaths From Lymphoma In Australia, People From Amlwch, Welsh Expatriates In Australia, Actors From Anglesey, People Educated At Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones

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