Matt Whelan
Known for Acting
Place of Birth Christchurch, New Zealand
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
We Bury the Dead
2026
as Mitch
Eagle vs Shark
2007
as Kissing Boy
The Tank
2023
as Ben
Pork Pie
2017
as Noah
Show of Hands
2008
as Matt
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
2012
as Michael
My Wedding and Other Secrets
2011
as James
Gary of the Pacific
2017
as Nelson
Daniel
2019
as Carpenter
Figment
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1480 Radio Pirates
2014
as Richard
Workmates
2025
as Tom
Fetch
2021
as August (voice)