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Matt Whelan

Acting · 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.

Movies with Matt Whelan

• Apex (2026) — Hunter
• We Bury the Dead (2026) — Mitch
• Eagle vs Shark (2007) — Kissing Boy
• The Tank (2023) — Ben
• Fetch (2021) — August (voice)
• My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011) — James
• Pork Pie (2017) — Noah
• Caterpillar (2026) — Cam
• The Most Fun You Can Have Dying (2012) — Michael
• Show of Hands (2008) — Matt
• Gary of the Pacific (2017) — Nelson
• Imposter (2019) — Cam

TV shows with Matt Whelan

• Narcos (2015) — Daniel Van Ness
• A Remarkable Place to Die (2024) — Simon
• Go Girls (2009) — Brad Caulfield
• American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017) — Hugh Hefner
• The Sounds (2020) — Tom Cabbott
• Coverband (2014) — Alex Gibson