

Acting
Place of Birth: Christchurch, New Zealand
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
Select Role:
We Bury the Dead (2026)as Mitch
Workmates (2025)as Tom
A Remarkable Place to Die (2024)as Simon
The Tank (2023)as Ben
Fetch (2021)as August (voice)
The Sounds (2020)as Tom Cabbott
Daniel (2019)as Carpenter
My Life Is Murder (2019)as Connor Farrow
Gary of the Pacific (2017)as Nelson
Pork Pie (2017)as Noah
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