Andy Whitfield

Andy Whitfield [17 July 1972 – 11 September 2011] was a Welsh actor and model. He was most well known for his leading role in the Starz television series.A short 18 months after his cancer diagnosis, Whitfield died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma on 11 September 2011.The actor's manager,Whitfield's wife, Sam Maydew, and  Vashti, issued a statement confirming his death in Sydney, Australia, 'surrounded by his family'. In her statement, Vashti said: "On a beautiful sunny Sydney ... morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18-month battle with lymphoma cancer. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Steven DeKnight, the creator of Spartacus, said "No words to express the depth of such a loss.