After finishing his studies, he worked in engineering while trying to become an actor, appearing in auditions and also modeling. In this last activity, he carried out more than 40 campaigns in Asia and Europe for well-known fashion brands.
At the beginning of his career, he worked on numerous Australian series such as “Opening Up“,”All Saints“,”The strip“,”Packed to the Rafters” Y “McLeod’s Daughters“.
His first major role was in 2007 playing the leading role in the Australian film supernatural, “Gabriel“Three years later, he had his second job for this medium, in the thriller, also Australian,”The Clinic“(2010).
That same year, he was selected to star in the series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand“, filmed in New Zealand; in which she played Spartacus, a Roman soldier condemned to fight as a gladiator and who ends up leading a rebellion against the Empire.
A few months after the series premiered, Whitfield was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, so he left the set to undergo medical treatments. The second season of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand“was suspended and in its place the chain Starz from Television, produced the prequel “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena“, whose premiere took place on January 21, 2011.
After 18 months of treatment Whitfield He passed away on September 11, 2011, in Sydney, Australia, along with his wife Vashiti and his two sons.