Matt Whelan
Acting
Biography
Matt Whelan (born 1985) is a New Zealand actor and comedian known for his roles as Brad Caulfield in the New Zealand television comedy-drama programme Go Girls. He has also played Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the Amazon Original series American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story. Whelan plays DEA agent Van Ness in the Netflix original series Narcos.
Filmography
22 credits
The Tank
Movie • 2023
Ben
Fetch
Movie • 2021
August (voice)
Show of Hands
Movie • 2008
Matt
My Wedding and Other Secrets
Movie • 2011
James
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Movie • 2012
Michael
1480 Radio Pirates
Movie • 2014
Richard
Eagle vs Shark
Movie • 2007
Kissing Boy
We Bury the Dead
Movie • 2026
Mitch
Gary of the Pacific
Movie • 2017
Nelson
Pork Pie
Movie • 2017
Noah
Daniel
Movie • 2019
Carpenter
Figment
Movie
Workmates
Movie • 2025
Tom
Coverband
TV • 2014
Alex Gibson
My Life Is Murder
TV • 2019
Connor Farrow
Of Kings and Prophets
TV • 2016
Mattiyahu
Go Girls
TV • 2009
Brad Caulfield
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
TV • 2017
Hugh Hefner
Narcos
TV • 2015
Daniel Van Ness
Wanted
TV • 2016
Alistair Poussin
The Sounds
TV • 2020
Tom Cabbott
A Remarkable Place to Die
TV • 2024
Simon