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Matt Whelan

Christchurch, New ZealandPopularity 1.6

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.

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6.6
Pork Pie
2017
as Noah
We Bury the Dead poster
5.6
We Bury the Dead
2026
as Mitch
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Workmates
2025
as Tom

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.

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Filmography

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5.6
We Bury the Dead
2026
as Mitch
Workmates poster
Workmates
2025
as Tom
Pork Pie poster
6.6
Pork Pie
2017
as Noah
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