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.
MovieCaterpillar
2026
as Cam
MovieApex
2026
as Hunter
MovieWe Bury the Dead
2026
as Mitch
MovieWorkmates
2025
as Tom
TVA Remarkable Place to Die
2024
as Simon
MovieThe Tank
2023
as Ben
MovieFetch
2021
as August (voice)
TVThe Sounds
2020
as Tom Cabbott
MovieImposter
2019
as Cam
MovieDaniel
2019
as Carpenter
TVMy Life Is Murder
2019
as Connor Farrow
TVAmerican Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
2017
as Hugh Hefner
MovieGary of the Pacific
2017
as Nelson
MoviePork Pie
2017
as Noah
TVOf Kings and Prophets
2016
as Mattiyahu
TVWanted
2016
as Alistair Poussin
TVNarcos
2015
as Daniel Van Ness
TVCoverband
2014
as Alex Gibson
Movie1480 Radio Pirates
2014
as Richard
MovieThe Most Fun You Can Have Dying
2012
as Michael
MovieMy Wedding and Other Secrets
2011
as James
TVGo Girls
2009
as Brad Caulfield
MovieShow of Hands
2008
as Matt
MovieEagle vs Shark
2007
as Kissing Boy
MovieFigment
