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Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell

Writer · Born January 17, 1977 · 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.

Wrote 28

2000s

  1. 2009

    Saw VI

    Characters

    50
  2. 2008

    Doggie Heaven

    Screenplay

  3. Saw V

    Characters

    41
  4. 2007

    Saw IV

    Characters

    46

  5. Dead Silence

    Writer, Story

    48
  6. 2006

    Saw III

    Screenplay, Story, Characters

    52

  7. The Scott Tibbs Documentary

    Characters

  8. 2005

    Saw II

    Writer, Characters

    55

  9. Saw: Rebirth

    Characters

  10. 2004

    Saw

    Story, Screenplay

    64
  11. 2003

    Saw

    Writer

No release date

  1. Untitled Saw Film

    Characters

Acted in 38

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Last Supper

    Phillip

  2. 2008

    Doggie Heaven

    Neil

  3. Dying Breed

    Matt

    55
  4. 2007

    Death Sentence

    Spink

    51
  5. 2006

    Saw III

    Adam

    52

  6. The Scott Tibbs Documentary

    Adam Stanheight

  7. 2005

    Full Disclosure Report

    Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

  8. Saw II

    Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)

    55
  9. 2004

    Saw

    Adam

    64

  10. One Perfect Day

    Chris

  11. 2003

    Saw

    David

  12. Razor Eaters

    Nick D.

  13. The Matrix Reloaded

    Axel

    70

  14. The Referees

    Footy Mate

1990s

  1. 1998

    Stygian

    Clown / Punk Kid

  2. 1993

    Blue Heelers

    Jared Ryan · 2 episodes

    70

Produced 22

2000s

  1. 2009

    Saw VI

    Executive Producer

    50

  2. The Last Supper

    Executive Producer

  3. 2008

    Saw V

    Executive Producer

    41
  4. 2007

    Saw IV

    Executive Producer

    46
  5. 2006

    Saw III

    Executive Producer

    52
  6. 2005

    Saw II

    Executive Producer

    55
  7. 2003

    Saw

    Executive Producer

No release date

  1. Untitled Saw Film

    Producer

Directed 4

Appearances16

2020s

  1. 2025

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2024

    Grave Conversations

    Self · 1 episode

  3. 2020

    Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man

    Self

2010s

  1. 2018

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Self · 5 episodes

    75
  2. 2017

    The Core

    Self · 1 episode

  3. 78/52

    Self

  4. 2015

    Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Project

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 2008

    Not Quite Hollywood

    Self

  3. 2007

    30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

    Self · 2 episodes

  4. The Making of Dead Silence

    Self

  5. 2006

    Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    Self (archive footage)

  6. 2005

    Hacking Away at 'Saw'

    Self

  7. 2003

    The Panel

    Self · 1 episode

  8. 2002

    The PhanDom Menace

    Self

Thanked in the credits2

2010s

  1. 2015

    Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

    Thanks

2000s

  1. 2006

    The Scott Tibbs Documentary

    Thanks