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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2026
    Insidious: Out of the Further

    Characters • Writing

  2. 2025
    Wolf Man

    Screenplay • Writing

  3. 2023
    Insidious: The Red Door

    Characters • Writing

  4. 2023
    Insidious: The Red Door

    Story • Writing

  5. 2023
    Saw X

    Characters • Writing

  6. 2021
    Spiral: From the Book of Saw

    Characters • Writing

  7. 2020
    The Invisible Man

    Story • Writing

  8. 2020
    The Invisible Man

    Screenplay • Writing

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