Matt Whelan

Acting·Christchurch, New Zealand

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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.

Film	Credit
Caterpillar2026 · Cam	Cam
Apex2026 · Hunter	Hunter
We Bury the Dead2026 · Mitch	Mitch
Workmates2025 · Tom	Tom
The Tank2023 · Ben	Ben
Fetch2021 · August (voice)	August (voice)
Imposter2019 · Cam	Cam
Daniel2019 · Carpenter	Carpenter
Gary of the Pacific2017 · Nelson	Nelson
Pork Pie2017 · Noah	Noah
1480 Radio Pirates2014 · Richard	Richard
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying2012 · Michael	Michael
My Wedding and Other Secrets2011 · James	James
Show of Hands2008 · Matt	Matt
Eagle vs Shark2007 · Kissing Boy	Kissing Boy
FigmentActor	Actor