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 contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
All Movies (42)
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
- Wolf Man2025 · as Dan (voice)
- Insidious: The Red Door2023 · as Specs
- Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man2020 · as Self
- Aquaman2018 · as Cargo Pilot
- Insidious: The Last Key2018 · as Specs
- 78/522017 · as Self
- Keep Watching2017 · as Matt
- The Bye Bye Man2017 · as Larry Redmon
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw2015 · as Self
- Lavalantula2015 · as Darren
- Insidious: Chapter 32015 · as Specs
- Cooties2014 · as Doug
- The Mule2014 · as Gavin Ellis
- Insidious: Chapter 22013 · as Specs
- Raze2013 · as Security Guard
- The Pardon2013 · as Clement Moss
- Crush2013 · as David
- The Debt Collector2012 · as Donovan
- Dick Elves2011 · as Larry
- Insidious2011 · as Specs
- Saw 3D2010 · as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010 · as Jatt (voice)
- The Last Supper2009 · as Phillip
- Doggie Heaven2008 · as Neil
- Not Quite Hollywood2008 · as Self
- Dying Breed2008 · as Matt
- Death Sentence2007 · as Spink
- The Making of Dead Silence2007 · as Self
- Making of Saw III2007 · as Self
- Saw III2006 · as Adam Radford
- Full Disclosure Report2005 · as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
- Saw II2005 · as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
- Hacking Away at Saw2005 · as Self
- Saw2004 · as Adam Radford
- One Perfect Day2004 · as Chris
- Saw2003 · as David
- Razor Eaters2003 · as Nick D.
- The Matrix Reloaded2003 · as Axel
- The Referees2003 · as Footy Mate
- The PhanDom Menace2002 · as Self
- Stygian1998 · as Clown / Punk Kid
All TV Shows (3)
- 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments2007 · as Self
- Recovery1996 · as Self
- Blue Heelers1993 · as Jared Ryan