Background
The son of a former Royal Air Force serviceman, Whittle grew up traveling with his father"s career around the world, with a home base at Burghfield Common near Reading, Berkshire.
The son of a former Royal Air Force serviceman, Whittle grew up traveling with his father"s career around the world, with a home base at Burghfield Common near Reading, Berkshire.
University of Southampton.
In 2009, he competed in the British Broadcasting Corporation reality series Strictly Come Dancing coming second to Chris Hollins. In 2014, Whittle starred in the American television series Mistresses as Daniel Zamora, and also appears in The CW"s post-apocalyptic drama The 100 as Lincoln, a "Grounder". On January 28, 2016, Whittle was announced as the lead character, Shadow Moon, in the television series American Gods.
A keen sportsman, Whittle represented England and the United Kingdom at youth level in football, rugby, American football and athletics.
After having been watched by Arsenal and Celtic, an injury brought about the pursuit of a degree in Criminology at the University of Southampton. Having recovered from a broken leg, Whittle spends his spare time playing running back for the Manchester Titans American Football team
Acting career
At university, Whittle began modelling, becoming the face of a Reebok campaign in 2000. This brought him to the attention of casting agents for Sky One"s Dream Team who cast him as Ryan Naysmith.
Whittle left university to pursue an acting career.
Carrying on with his sports ambitions, in the third series, Whittle broke his leg in seven places and was forced into a long hospital stay. The writers wrote a broken leg into the Dream Team script, allowing Whittle a slower recuperation. After playing his first gay character on British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Holby City, Whittle played Calvin Valentine in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks until May 2010 when his character was killed off after Whittle decided to depart.
In January 2008, Whittle appeared on a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link, reaching the final, but losing out to Crimewatch United Kingdom star, Rav Wilding.
In July 2012, Whittle appeared as Charles on season 2 of Single Ladies. He also appeared as Captain George East in Stephenie Meyer and Jerusha Hess"s romantic comedy Austenland, which was completed in 2012.
In March 2013, Whittle appeared in the American drama NCIS, guest-starring in the Season 10 episode, Detour. In 2014, he began a recurring role in The 100 as a "Grounder" named Lincoln, and was upgraded to regular status for season 2.
Strictly Come Dancing
In August 2009, Whittle was announced as a contestant on the British Broadcasting Corporation One reality series Strictly Come Dancing, paired with Australian professional dancer Natalie Lowe.
A fellow contestant on the programme, Ali Bastian, also starred with him in Hollyoaks. However, Whittle lost the battle and ended up taking second place, despite winning the judges" scores 190–186.