
Leigh Whannell
Known for department: Writing
Birthday: 1977-01-17
Place of birth: Melbourne, 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

Saw
2004Adam Radford
The Matrix Reloaded
2003Axel
One Perfect Day
2004Chris
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010Jatt (voice)
Insidious
2011Specs
Dying Breed
2008Matt
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013Specs
Insidious: The Red Door
2023Specs
The Pardon
2013Clement Moss
Full Disclosure Report
2005Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Doggie Heaven
2008Neil
Cooties
2014Doug
Hacking Away at Saw
2005Self
Saw
2003David
The Mule
2014Gavin Ellis
The Making of Dead Silence
2007Self
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015Specs
Saw III
2006Adam Radford
Lavalantula
2015Darren