#SPARTACUS SEASON 1 ACTOR SERIES#
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This delayed production of season two of Spartacus: Vengeance. In March 2010, Whitfield was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and began undergoing treatment immediately in New Zealand. The couple moved to Sydney and married in 2001. Whitefield made a brief, unaccredited voice-only appearance in the prequel mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, which premiered on 21 January 2011. In August 2010, Whitfield teamed up with Freddie Wong and created a 2-minute YouTube video named 'Time Crisis' based on the game Time Crisis. Whitfield also appeared in the Australian thriller The Clinic starring opposite Tabrett Bethell (of Legend of the Seeker fame) which was shot in Deniliquin. He was the original actor to portray Spartacus, the Gladiator turned rebel commander the started the Third Servile War.

#SPARTACUS SEASON 1 ACTOR SERIES#

He also starred in the 2010 television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which was filmed in New Zealand. Whitfield gained his first prominent role in the Australian supernatural film Gabriel. He appeared in several Australian television series, such as Opening Up, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters, and McLeod's Daughters. He studied construction at Sheffield Hallam University, England and worked in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia as an engineer before settling in Sydney in 1999. Whitfield was born in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. Dustin Clare, as the charismatic and self-destructive gladiator Gannicus, joins Hannah, Lawless, Mensah and Bennett in the event series.Andy Whitfield was the actor who played Spartacus in Spartacus: Blood and Sand. вЂњSpartacus: Gods of the Arena,вЂќ a six-part prequel that tells the story of the House of Batiatus gladiator school, and the intricate personal, sexual and political maneuverings in Capua five years before вЂњBlood and SandвЂќ was set, debuts at 10 p.m. Season 2 of the series finds Spartacus and his fellow gladiators now out of Capua and engaged in the massive slave rebellion against Roman society that has echoed through time.

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Also starring John Hannah as Batiatus, Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Doctore, Manu Bennett as Crixus and Viva Bianca as Ilythia, вЂњSpartacus: Blood and SandвЂќ was one of the most talked-about and best-loved TV shows of 2010. Audiences responded immediately, making it the most-watched premiere in StarzвЂ™ history, and making the show the most watched cable program on nearly two-thirds of the Fridays it aired original episodes. Production on the series is slated to resume by Spring of 2011.ДЇrom the time вЂњSpartacus: Blood and SandвЂќ debuted on Starz in January, 2010, it established itself as an epic production with rich storytelling and visuals unlike anything seen previously on any TV show. McIntyre is currently in New Zealand, getting himself into gladiator shape in order to take on that iconic role. Liam McIntyre made his mark in his native Australia on such series as вЂњNeighbours,вЂќ and вЂњRush.вЂќ He also appeared in the HBO mini-series вЂњThe Pacific.вЂќ He recently completed his first feature starring role in the independent film Frozen Moments. And that, coupled with our fortune in finding a young actor with the gladiator credentials and the acting ability of Liam, makes it easier for us to keep this hit franchise going.вЂќ вЂњIt was important to us to have Andy endorse the idea of recasting this part, which he did in the same heroic manner that heвЂ™s dealt with his whole ordeal. вЂњSince no one can really replace Andy, we realized that we should instead find an actor who can truly lead вЂSpartacusвЂ™ forward,вЂќ said Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht. Fans of the franchise can see the prequel series on Starz now, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, or play the new Facebook video game. Whitfield gave his blessing to the recasting. The part was played in the first season of вЂњSpartacus: Blood and SandвЂќ by Andy Whitfield, who was forced to leave the show to battle cancer.

Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre has excelled at a grueling and rigorous audition process to claim the title role in the second season of StarzвЂ™ hit franchise, вЂњSpartacus.вЂќ McIntyre takes over the role of the Thracian warrior sold into slavery in the Roman Republic city of Capua вЂ“ where he rises to become the champion of the city вЂ“ before leading the slave revolt that ended Season 1.

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