Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell

Born 1977-01-17 (age 49) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Biography

Leigh Whannell (/ˈli ˈwɑːnΙ›l/; 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).

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Known For

Insidious
Insidious

2011

as Specs

The Matrix Reloaded
Aquaman
Aquaman

2018

as Cargo Pilot

Saw
Saw

2004

as Adam Radford

Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: Chapter 3
Saw II
Saw II

2005

as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)

Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: The Last Key
Saw III
Saw III

2006

as Adam Radford

Saw 3D
Saw 3D

2010

as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wolf Man
Wolf Man

2025

as Dan (voice)

Keep Watching
Keep Watching

2017

as Matt

Cooties
Cooties

2014

as Doug

Death Sentence
Death Sentence

2007

as Spink

Crush
Crush

2013

as David

The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man

2017

as Larry Redmon

78/52
78/52

2017

as Self

Lavalantula
Lavalantula

2015

as Darren