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Matt Whelan
Christchurch, New Zealand
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.
Filmography
8.1Narcos
2015
6.9Apex
2026
7.2My Life Is Murder
2019
6.1We Bury the Dead
2026
7.2Wanted
2016
6.1A Remarkable Place to Die
2024
5.8American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
2017
5.5Go Girls
2009
6.2Of Kings and Prophets
2016
7.4The Sounds
2020
6.4Eagle vs Shark
2007
5.1The Tank
2023
4.0Coverband
2014
6.7Pork Pie
2017
Caterpillar
2026
4.4My Wedding and Other Secrets
2011
Fetch
2021
4.0Gary of the Pacific
2017
4.6The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
2012
6.7Show of Hands
2008