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.
Known For
8.1
Narcos
2015 · tv
6.0
We Bury the Dead
2026 · movie
7.1
My Life Is Murder
2019 · tv
7.2
Wanted
2016 · tv
5.5
Go Girls
2009 · tv
6.2
Of Kings and Prophets
2016 · tv
7.4
The Sounds
2020 · tv
6.5
Eagle vs Shark
2007 · movie
6.3
A Remarkable Place to Die
2024 · tv
5.7
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
2017 · tv
5.1
The Tank
2023 · movie
6.6
Pork Pie
2017 · movie
6.7
Show of Hands
2008 · movie
4.4
My Wedding and Other Secrets
2011 · movie
4.0
Coverband
2014 · tv
4.6
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
2012 · movie
4.0
Gary of the Pacific
2017 · movie
Daniel
2019 · movie
Fetch
2021 · movie
Figment
· movie
Workmates
2025 · movie
6.0
1480 Radio Pirates
2014 · movie