R.I.P. Spartacus

Andy Whitfield was on top of the world when cancer hit.

The handsome Aussie had only had a taste of what surely would’ve been a long career stateside after one season on Starz’s Spartacus: Blood and Sand when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

He had to leave the show, retreat, and focus on his health.

Sadly, cancer won the battle, and the actor passed in Sydney yesterday. He was 39.

It hardly seems fair.

Photo: Deadline.com.