Matt Whelan
Department: 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.
Known For
The Tank
2023
Fetch
2021
Show of Hands
2008
My Wedding and Other Secrets
2011
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
2012
1480 Radio Pirates
2014
Eagle vs Shark
2007
We Bury the Dead
2026
Gary of the Pacific
2017
Pork Pie
2017
Daniel
2019
Figment
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Workmates
2025
Coverband
2014
My Life Is Murder
2019
Of Kings and Prophets
2016
Go Girls
2009
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
2017
Narcos
2015
Wanted
2016
The Sounds
2020
A Remarkable Place to Die
2024