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
Acting25
movieApex
2026
Hunter
movieFetch
2021
August (voice)
tvThe Sounds
2020
Tom Cabbott
movieDaniel
2019
Carpenter
tvMy Life Is Murder
2019
Connor Farrow
tvOf Kings and Prophets
2016
Mattiyahu
tvWanted
2016
Alistair Poussin
tvNarcos
2015
Daniel Van Ness
tvCoverband
2014
Alex Gibson
movie1480 Radio Pirates
2014
Richard
tvGo Girls
2009
Brad Caulfield
movieEagle vs Shark
2007
Kissing Boy
