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Leigh Whannell
1.1 Popularity
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
6.2
Dan (voice)
Wolf Man
2025
6.5
Specs
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
0.0
Self
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
2020
6.9
Cargo Pilot
Aquaman
2018
6.3
Specs
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
7.2
Self
78/52
2017
5.0
Matt
Keep Watching
2017
5.2
Larry Redmon
The Bye Bye Man
2017
7.0
Self
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
4.9
Darren
Lavalantula
2015
Credits
Wolf Man
as Dan (voice)
2025
6.2
Insidious: The Red Door
as Specs
2023
6.5
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
as Self
2020
0.0
Aquaman
as Cargo Pilot
2018
6.9
Insidious: The Last Key
as Specs
2018
6.3
78/52
as Self
2017
7.2
Keep Watching
as Matt
2017
5.0
The Bye Bye Man
as Larry Redmon
2017
5.2
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
2015
7.0
Lavalantula
as Darren
2015
4.9
Insidious: Chapter 3
as Specs
2015
6.3
Cooties
as Doug
2014
5.9
The Mule
as Gavin Ellis
2014
6.3
Insidious: Chapter 2
as Specs
2013
6.7
Raze
as Security Guard
2013
5.1
The Pardon
as Clement Moss
2013
4.4
Crush
as David
2013
6.0
The Debt Collector
as Donovan
2012
6.0
Dick Elves
as Larry
2011
6.0
Insidious
as Specs
2011
6.9
Saw 3D
as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
6.0
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Jatt (voice)
2010
6.8
The Last Supper
as Phillip
2009
1.0
Doggie Heaven
as Neil
2008
5.5
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008
6.8
Dying Breed
as Matt
2008
5.1
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
as Himself
2007
6.0
Death Sentence
as Spink
2007
6.8
The Making of Dead Silence
as Self
2007
5.7
Making of Saw III
as Self
2007
0.0
Saw III
as Adam Stanheight
2006
6.4
Full Disclosure Report
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
2005
4.0
Saw II
as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
2005
6.6
Hacking Away at Saw
as Self
2005
6.0
Saw
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
2004
7.4
One Perfect Day
as Chris
2004
5.1
Saw
as David
2003
7.0
Razor Eaters
as Nick D.
2003
5.6
The Matrix Reloaded
as Axel
2003
7.1
The Referees
as Footy Mate
2003
5.0
The PhanDom Menace
as Self
2002
0.0
Stygian
as Clown / Punk Kid
1998
0.0
Recovery
as Self
1996
0.0
Blue Heelers
as Jared Ryan
1993
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