ANDY WHITFIELD – NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA

Andy Whitfield became to many eyes of the people for his titular role as Spartacus on both Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Before he was brought to prominence with those 2 television shows, he first made his debut with the television show entitled All Saints where he played the role of Matthew Parkes and then 3 years later, he made his first film appearance on Gabriel playing the titular character archangel Gabriel.

He suffered non-Hodgkin lymphoma back in 2010 and passed away on the following year. His career may be cut short due to his passing but let us credit him for being brave and having a good fight with his illness and his legacy was honored through the documentary film known as Be Here Now: The Andy Whitfield Story which was first premiered on Los Angeles Film Festival way back in 2015.