
Leigh Whannell
Known for writing · Born 17 January 1977 · 49 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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
2004

The Invisible Man
2020

Upgrade
2018

Insidious: Chapter 3
2015

Insidious: The Last Key
2018

Insidious
2011

Saw II
2005

Saw III
2006

Insidious: Chapter 2
2013

Wolf Man
2025

Dead Silence
2007

Saw
2003