Leigh Whannell
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 17, 1977 (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Invisible Man 2
Movie · Characters
Untitled Saw Film
Movie · Characters
Home Shopper
Movie · Story
Insidious: Out of the Further
Movie · Characters
Wolf Man
Movie · Screenplay
Insidious: The Red Door
Movie · Characters, Story
Saw X
Movie · Characters
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Movie · Characters
The Invisible Man
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Insidious: The Last Key
Movie · Writer, Characters
Home Shopper
Movie · Story
Upgrade
Movie · Writer
Jigsaw
Movie · Characters
Insidious: Chapter 3
Movie · Writer, Characters
Cooties
Movie · Story, Screenplay
The Mule
Movie · Writer
Insidious: Chapter 2
Movie · Characters, Story, Screenplay
Insidious
Movie · Writer
Saw 3D
Movie · Characters
Saw VI
Movie · Characters
Saw V
Movie · Characters
Doggie Heaven
Movie · Screenplay
Dead Silence
Movie · Writer, Story
Saw IV
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Saw III
Movie · Screenplay, Story, Characters
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
Movie · Characters
Saw: Rebirth
Movie · Characters
Saw II
Movie · Writer, Characters
Saw
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Saw
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