Matt Whelan

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

Apex

Narcos

We Bury the Dead

My Life Is Murder

Wanted

Go Girls

A Remarkable Place to Die

Of Kings and Prophets

All Movies (16)

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

All TV Shows (9)

• A Remarkable Place to Die2024 · as Simon
• The Sounds2020 · as Tom Cabbott
• My Life Is Murder2019 · as Connor Farrow
• American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story2017 · as Hugh Hefner
• Of Kings and Prophets2016 · as Mattiyahu
• Wanted2016 · as Alistair Poussin
• Narcos2015 · as Daniel Van Ness
• Coverband2014 · as Alex Gibson
• Go Girls2009 · as Brad Caulfield