Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Christchurch, New Zealand
Also known as
Matthew Whelan · Matthew Patrick James Oliver 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.
Connu(e) pour
8.1
Series
Narcos
Daniel Van Ness
2015–2017
6.9
Film
Apex
Hunter
2026
6.2
Film
We Bury the Dead
Mitch
2026
6.1
Series
A Remarkable Place to Die
Simon
2024–
5.1
Film
The Tank
Ben
2023
5.7
Series
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
Hugh Hefner
2017
7.4
Series
The Sounds
Tom Cabbott
2020
6.6
Film
Pork Pie
Noah
2017
4.0
Series
Coverband
Alex Gibson
2014–
4.0
Film
Gary of the Pacific
Nelson
2017
Acting credits 10 titles
We Bury the Dead
as Mitch
6.2
2026
Apex
as Hunter
6.9
2026
A Remarkable Place to Die
as Simon
6.1
2024–
The Tank
as Ben
5.1
2023
The Sounds
as Tom Cabbott
7.4
2020
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
as Hugh Hefner
5.7
2017
Gary of the Pacific
as Nelson
4.0
2017
Pork Pie
as Noah
6.6
2017
Narcos
as Daniel Van Ness
8.1
2015–2017
Coverband
as Alex Gibson
4.0
2014–