Leigh Whannell
Writing
- Born:
- 1977-01-17
- Place of birth:
- Melbourne, Victoria, 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
Filmography
Insidious: Out of the Further
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Wolf Man
Grave Conversations
Saw X
Insidious: The Red Door
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
Aquaman
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Upgrade
Home Shopper
Insidious: The Last Key
The Core
Jigsaw
78/52
Keep Watching
The Bye Bye Man
Knife of the Party
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Lavalantula
Insidious: Chapter 3
Cooties
The Mule
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
Insidious: Chapter 2
Raze
The Pardon
Crush
The Debt Collector
Dick Elves
Insidious
Saw 3D
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Saw VI
The Project
The Last Supper
Doggie Heaven
Saw V
Not Quite Hollywood
Dying Breed
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
Saw IV
Death Sentence
The Making of Dead Silence
Dead Silence
Saw III
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Full Disclosure Report
Saw II
Saw: Rebirth
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
Saw
One Perfect Day
Saw
The Panel
Razor Eaters