Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Matt Whelan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Movies: 16Series: 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: 6.55
Wikidata: Q6789511
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Matt Whelan.
as Cam
Caterpillar
2026 • Movie
as Hunter
Apex
2026 • Movie
as Mitch
We Bury the Dead
2026 • Movie
as Tom
Workmates
2025 • Movie
as Ben
The Tank
2023 • Movie
as August (voice)
Fetch
2021 • Movie
as Cam
Imposter
2019 • Movie
as Carpenter
Daniel
2019 • Movie
as Nelson
Gary of the Pacific
2017 • Movie
as Noah
Pork Pie
2017 • Movie
as Richard
1480 Radio Pirates
2014 • Movie
as Michael
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
2012 • Movie
as James
My Wedding and Other Secrets
2011 • Movie
as Matt
Show of Hands
2008 • Movie
as Kissing Boy
Eagle vs Shark
2007 • Movie
Figment
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Matt Whelan.
as Simon • 4 eps
A Remarkable Place to Die
2024 • Series
as Tom Cabbott • 8 eps
The Sounds
2020 • Series
as Connor Farrow • 1 eps
My Life Is Murder
2019 • Series
as Hugh Hefner • 10 eps
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
2017 • Series
as Mattiyahu • 1 eps
Of Kings and Prophets
2016 • Series
as Alistair Poussin • 2 eps
Wanted
2016 • Series
as Daniel Van Ness • 10 eps
Narcos
2015 • Series
as Alex Gibson • 6 eps
Coverband
2014 • Series
as Brad Caulfield • 39 eps
Go Girls
2009 • Series