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Leigh Whannell

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.

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-17

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Australia

Cast


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Saw

Saw

20047.4 / 10

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

20037.1 / 10

One Perfect Day

One Perfect Day

20045.1 / 10

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

20106.8 / 10

Insidious

Insidious

20116.9 / 10

Dying Breed

Dying Breed

20085.1 / 10

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

20136.7 / 10

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

20236.6 / 10

The Pardon

The Pardon

20134.6 / 10

Full Disclosure Report

Full Disclosure Report

20050.0 / 10

Doggie Heaven

Doggie Heaven

20085.2 / 10

Cooties

Cooties

20145.9 / 10

Hacking Away at Saw

Hacking Away at Saw

20056.0 / 10

Saw

Saw

20037.0 / 10

The Mule

The Mule

20146.3 / 10

The Making of Dead Silence

The Making of Dead Silence

20075.7 / 10

TrollFace

TrollFace

TBA0.0 / 10

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

20156.3 / 10

Saw III

Saw III

20066.4 / 10

Lavalantula

Lavalantula

20154.9 / 10

78/52

78/52

20177.2 / 10

Razor Eaters

Razor Eaters

20035.6 / 10

Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man

Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man

20200.0 / 10

Making of Saw III

Making of Saw III

20070.0 / 10

Keep Watching

Keep Watching

20175.0 / 10

Crush

Crush

20136.0 / 10

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

20076.8 / 10

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key

20186.3 / 10

The Bye Bye Man

The Bye Bye Man

20175.2 / 10

Aquaman

Aquaman

20186.9 / 10

Stygian

Stygian

19980.0 / 10

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

20086.9 / 10

The PhanDom Menace

The PhanDom Menace

20020.0 / 10

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

20157.0 / 10

Saw II

Saw II

20056.6 / 10

Saw 3D

Saw 3D

20106.0 / 10

The Debt Collector

The Debt Collector

20126.0 / 10

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

20091.0 / 10

Raze

Raze

20135.1 / 10

Dick Elves

Dick Elves

20116.0 / 10

Wolf Man

Wolf Man

20256.4 / 10

Saw III

Saw III

20066.4 / 10

Saw IV

Saw IV

20076.2 / 10

Saw 3D

Saw 3D

20106.0 / 10

Saw: Rebirth

Saw: Rebirth

20055.5 / 10

Insidious

Insidious

20116.9 / 10

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

20136.7 / 10

The Green Hornet and Kato

The Green Hornet and Kato

TBA0.0 / 10

Saw X

Saw X

20237.2 / 10

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

20076.4 / 10

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

20156.3 / 10

Saw II

Saw II

20056.6 / 10

Cooties

Cooties

20145.9 / 10

Saw XI

Saw XI

TBA0.0 / 10

Wolf Man

Wolf Man

20256.4 / 10

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

20236.6 / 10

Saw

Saw

20047.4 / 10

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

20176.2 / 10

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key

20186.3 / 10

Saw

Saw

20037.0 / 10

The Scott Tibbs Documentary

The Scott Tibbs Documentary

20065.0 / 10

The Mule

The Mule

20146.3 / 10

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

20157.0 / 10

Insidious: The Bleeding World

Insidious: The Bleeding World

20260.0 / 10

Home Shopper

Home Shopper

20188.4 / 10

Upgrade

Upgrade

20187.5 / 10

Saw V

Saw V

20086.2 / 10

Saw VI

Saw VI

20096.3 / 10

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

20215.9 / 10

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

20091.0 / 10

Knife of the Party

Knife of the Party

20160.0 / 10

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

20207.1 / 10

Doggie Heaven

Doggie Heaven

20085.2 / 10