Leigh Whannell

Known for WritingBorn 1977-01-17 (age 49)Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Home Shopper

The PhanDom Menace

Stygian

Upgrade

The Referees

Saw

Saw X

78/52

The Invisible Man

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

The Matrix Reloaded

Insidious

Aquaman

Saw

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Not Quite Hollywood

Death Sentence

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: The Red Door

Saw II

Dead Silence

Saw III

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: Chapter 3

Wolf Man

Blue Heelers

The Mule

Jigsaw

Saw VI

Saw V

Saw IV

The Debt Collector

Dick Elves

Crush

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Saw 3D

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

Cooties

Hacking Away at Saw

Razor Eaters

The Making of Dead Silence

Saw: Rebirth

One Perfect Day

The Bye Bye Man

Doggie Heaven

Dying Breed

Raze

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