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.
Matt Whelan has 19 screen credits in a career dating back to 2007. Signature works include Apex, We Bury the Dead, A Remarkable Place to Die. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
