Actor
Matt Whelan
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Chelsie Preston Crayford
3 titles together
Eagle vs Shark, A Remarkable Place to Die, Show of Hands
Mark Mitchinson
3 titles together
The Tank, Coverband, Show of Hands
Josh Thomson
3 titles together
Pork Pie, My Wedding and Other Secrets, Gary of the Pacific
Craig Hall
2 titles together
Eagle vs Shark, Show of Hands
David Fane
2 titles together
Eagle vs Shark, Gary of the Pacific
Jackie van Beek
2 titles together
Eagle vs Shark, Coverband
Full filmography · 24
Figment
cast
Upcoming
Caterpillar
as Cam
2026
Apex
as Hunter
20266.9
We Bury the Dead
as Mitch
20266.1
Workmates
as Tom
2025
The Tank
as Ben
20235.1
Fetch
as August (voice)
2021
Imposter
as Cam
2019
Gary of the Pacific
as Nelson
2017
Pork Pie
as Noah
20176.6
1480 Radio Pirates
as Richard
2014
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
as Michael
2012