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Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell

Writer · Born 1977-01-17 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Leigh Whannell (/ˈli ˈwɑːnɛl/; born 17 January 1977) is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He has written multiple films that were directed by his friend James Wan, including Saw (2004), Dead Silence (2007), Insidious (2010), and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013). Whannell made his directorial debut with Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) and has since directed three more films, Upgrade (2018), The Invisible Man (2020) and Wolf Man (2025). Whannell and Wan are the creators of the Saw franchise. Whannell wrote the first installment, co-wrote the second and third installments, was the producer or executive producer for all the films, and appeared as the Adam Stanheight character in three of the installments. He was also the writer of the Saw video game (2009) and co-writer of the film Cooties (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Aquaman (2018) — Cargo Pilot
  2. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) — Axel
  3. Saw (2004) — Adam Radford
  4. Insidious (2011) — Specs
  5. Saw II (2005) — Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
  6. Saw III (2006) — Adam Radford
  7. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) — Specs
  8. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) — Specs
  9. Saw 3D (2010) — Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
  10. Insidious: The Last Key (2018) — Specs
  11. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) — Jatt (voice)
  12. Insidious: The Red Door (2023) — Specs
  13. The Bye Bye Man (2017) — Larry Redmon
  14. Death Sentence (2007) — Spink
  15. Wolf Man (2025) — Dan (voice)
  16. Cooties (2014) — Doug
  17. Saw (2003) — David
  18. Crush (2013) — David
  19. Keep Watching (2017) — Matt
  20. Raze (2013) — Elevator Guard
  21. Lavalantula (2015) — Darren
  22. The Mule (2014) — Gavin Ellis
  23. 78/52 (2017) — Self
  24. Dying Breed (2008) — Matt
  25. Not Quite Hollywood (2008) — Self
  26. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) — Self (archive footage)
  27. Neighbours (1985) — Stuart Maughan
  28. Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018) — Self
  29. Blue Heelers (1993) — Jared Ryan
  30. The Pardon (2013) — Clement Moss
  31. Doggie Heaven (2008) — Neil
  32. One Perfect Day (2004) — Chris
  33. The Project (2009) — Self
  34. The Making of Dead Silence (2007) — Self
  35. Razor Eaters (2003) — Nick D.
  36. 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments (2007) — Self
  37. Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015) — Self
  38. The Scott Tibbs Documentary (2006) — Adam Stanheight
  39. The Core (2017) — Self
  40. The Referees (2003) — Footy Mate

Directed

  1. The Invisible Man (2020) — Director
  2. Upgrade (2018) — Director
  3. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) — Director
  4. Wolf Man (2025) — Director
  5. The Green Hornet and Kato — Director