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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

null (NaN years old)

Place of Birth

Christchurch, New Zealand

Also Known As

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

Acting

The Tank

2023

The Tank

as

Ben

Fetch

2021

Fetch

as

August (voice)

Show of Hands

2008

Show of Hands

as

Matt

3 Mile Limit

2014

3 Mile Limit

as

Richard

Eagle vs Shark

2007

Eagle vs Shark

as

Kissing Boy

We Bury the Dead

2024

We Bury the Dead

as

Mitch

Pork Pie

2017

Pork Pie

as

Noah

Daniel

2019

Daniel

as

Carpenter

Workmates

2025

Workmates

as

Tom

Coverband

Coverband

as

Alex Gibson

My Life Is Murder

My Life Is Murder

as

Connor Farrow

Go Girls

Go Girls

as

Brad Caulfield

Narcos

Narcos

as

Daniel Van Ness

Wanted

Wanted

as

Alistair Poussin

The Sounds

The Sounds

as

Tom Cabbott

Production

Crew

Directing