Known For
Writing
Born
Jan 17, 1977
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Credits
70 titles
Leigh Whannell
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
Characters
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Wolf Man
Dan (voice)
Saw X
Executive Producer
Insidious: The Red Door
Specs
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Characters
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
Self
The Invisible Man
Story
Aquaman
Cargo Pilot
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Upgrade
Director
Home Shopper
Story
Insidious: The Last Key
Specs
The Core
Self
Jigsaw
Executive Producer
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
Lavalantula
Darren
Insidious: Chapter 3
Specs
Cooties
Doug
The Mule
Gavin Ellis
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
Specs
Insidious: Chapter 2
Specs
Raze
Elevator Guard
The Pardon
Clement Moss
Crush
David
The Debt Collector
Donovan
Dick Elves
Larry
Insidious
Specs
Saw 3D
Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Jatt (voice)
Saw VI
Characters
The Project
Self
The Last Supper
Phillip
Doggie Heaven
Neil
Saw V
Characters
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Dying Breed
Matt
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
Self
Saw IV
Executive Producer
Death Sentence
Spink
The Making of Dead Silence
Self
Dead Silence
Writer
Making of Saw III
Self
Saw III
Adam Radford
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
Self
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
Adam Stanheight