Leigh Whannell
- Writing
- January 17, 1977 · 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
Filmography
- Insidious: Out of the Further · Specs (archive footage) (uncredited), Characters
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies · Self
- Wolf Man · Dan (Voice), Executive producer
- Grave Conversations · Self
- Saw X · Executive producer, Characters
- Insidious: The Red Door · Specs, Characters
- Spiral: From the Book of Saw · Characters, Executive producer
- Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man · Self
- The Invisible Man · Story, Director
- Aquaman · Cargo Pilot
- Eli Roth's History of Horror · Self
- Upgrade · Director, Writer
- Home Shopper · Story, Executive producer
- Insidious: The Last Key · Specs, Writer
- The Core · Self
- Jigsaw · Executive producer, Characters
- 78/52 · Self
- Keep Watching · Matt
- The Bye Bye Man · Larry Redmon
- Knife of the Party · Executive producer
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw · Self, Thanks
- Lavalantula · Darren
- Insidious: Chapter 3 · Specs, Writer
- Cooties · Doug, Executive producer
- The Mule · Gavin Ellis, Writer
- Insidious: Spectral Sightings · Specs
- Insidious: Chapter 2 · Specs, Characters
- Raze · Elevator Guard
- The Pardon · Clement Moss
- Crush · David
- The Debt Collector · Donovan
- Dick Elves · Larry
- Insidious · Specs, Writer
- Saw 3D · Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited), Executive producer
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole · Jatt (Voice)
- Saw VI · Characters, Executive producer
- The Project · Self
- The Last Supper · Phillip, Executive producer
- Doggie Heaven · Neil, Screenplay
- Saw V · Characters, Executive producer
- Not Quite Hollywood · Self
- Dying Breed · Matt
- 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments · Self
- Saw IV · Executive producer, Characters
- Death Sentence · Spink
- The Making of Dead Silence · Self
- Dead Silence · Writer, Story
- Saw III · Adam, Screenplay
- The Scott Tibbs Documentary · Adam Stanheight, Characters
- Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam · Self
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film · Self
- Full Disclosure Report · Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
- Saw II · Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited), Executive producer
- Saw: Rebirth · Characters
- Hacking Away at 'Saw' · Self
- Saw · Adam, Story
- One Perfect Day · Chris
- Saw · David, Executive producer
- The Panel · Self
- Razor Eaters · Nick D.
- The Matrix Reloaded · Axel
- The Referees · Footy Mate
- The PhanDom Menace · Self
- Stygian · Clown / Punk Kid
- Recovery · Self
- Blue Heelers · Jared Ryan
- Neighbours · Stuart Maughan
- The Green Hornet and Kato · Director
- Untitled Saw Film · Producer, Characters
- The Invisible Man 2 · Characters