2026Nominee
Best Performance
Apex
Matt Whelan
Actor
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Performance
We Bury the Dead
2021Nominee
Best Performance
Fetch
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Performance
Caterpillar
2007Highlight
Best Performance
Eagle vs Shark