Biography for
Andy Whitfield More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

17 July 1971, Amlwch, Anglesey, North Wales, UK

Date of Death

11 September 2011, Sydney, Australia (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse

Terrica Smith-Whitfield	(1999 - 2003) (divorced)
Vashti Whitfield	(? - 11 September 2011) (his death) 2 children

Trivia

Andy attended Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors in Sydney, Australia.

Was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and began immediate treatment in New Zealand [March 9, 2010].

He was born in Amlwch, Wales, and moved to Australia in 1999 with his future wife, Vashti.

Started acting and modeling while working as an engineer and building inspector for a consulting agency.

As a fashion model he took part in approximately 40 advertising campaigns in Europe and Asia.'.

Attended Ysgol Sir Thomas Jones (Sir Thomas Jones School) Amlwch, Anglesey.

Has an older sister, Laura.

Moved to Australia in 1999 with Terrica Smith, and the couple married there soon after.

Moved to Sydney after graduating from the University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire with an engineering degree, His parents Robert and Pat Whitfield also moved there in 1999 with his sister Laura.

Where Are They Now

(March 2010) He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and began treatment immediately in New Zealand. As a result, production on the second season of "Spartacus: Vengeance" (2010) - which was scheduled to get underway later that month - was delayed.