Andy Whitfield, the British star of US TV drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
Andy Whitfield, the British star of US TV (drama)Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died at the age of 39.
Whitfield died on Sunday in Sydney, Australia, 18 months after being (diagnosed) with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his family and manager said.
His wife, Vashti, (described) him as "our beautiful young warrior".
Whitfield was born in North Wales and moved to Australia in 1999. Actor Liam McIntyre took over Whitfield's role in the TV (series) when he became ill.
"On a beautiful sunny Sydney spring 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," his wife said in a (statement).
Source from BBC