Andy Whitfield (17 October 1971 – 11 September 2011) was a Welsh-Australian actor. He was best known for his leading role of Spartacus in the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. He was born in Amlwch, Anglesey.
Whitfield died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma on 11 September 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales. He was 39. He was outlived by his wife and their two children.[1]