Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Matt Whelan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 13Series: 9
TMDB ID: 1046893
IMDb ID: nm3376527
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Christchurch, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2007 - 2026
Years active: 20
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q6789511
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Matt Whelan.
6.2
We Bury the Dead
as Mitch
2026 Movie
Workmates
as Tom
2025 Movie
5.1
The Tank
as Ben
2023 Movie
Fetch
as August (voice)
2021 Movie
Daniel
as Carpenter
2019 Movie
4.0
Gary of the Pacific
as Nelson
2017 Movie
6.6
Pork Pie
as Noah
2017 Movie
6.0
1480 Radio Pirates
as Richard
2014 Movie
4.6
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
as Michael
2012 Movie
4.4
My Wedding and Other Secrets
as James
2011 Movie
6.7
Show of Hands
as Matt
2008 Movie
6.5
Eagle vs Shark
as Kissing Boy
2007 Movie
Figment
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Matt Whelan.
6.3
A Remarkable Place to Die
as Simon • 4 eps
2024 Series
7.4
The Sounds
as Tom Cabbott • 8 eps
2020 Series
7.1
My Life Is Murder
as Connor Farrow • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.7
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
as Hugh Hefner • 10 eps
2017 Series
6.1
Of Kings and Prophets
as Mattiyahu • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Wanted
as Alistair Poussin • 2 eps
2016 Series
8.1
Narcos
as Daniel Van Ness • 10 eps
2015 Series
4.0
Coverband
as Alex Gibson • 6 eps
2014 Series
5.5
Go Girls
as Brad Caulfield • 39 eps
2009 Series