Leigh Whannell
Born: 1977-01-17 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
2026
- Insidious: Out of the Further ... (Characters)
2025
- Wolf Man as Dan (voice)
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
2023
- Saw X ... (Executive Producer)
- Insidious: The Red Door as Specs
2021
- Spiral: From the Book of Saw ... (Characters)
2020
- The Invisible Man ... (Story)
- Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man as Self
2018
- Aquaman as Cargo Pilot
- Upgrade ... (Director)
- Insidious: The Last Key as Specs
- Home Shopper ... (Story)
2017
- Jigsaw ... (Executive Producer)
- The Bye Bye Man as Larry Redmon
- Keep Watching as Matt
- 78/52 as Self
2016
- Knife of the Party ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- Insidious: Chapter 3 as Specs
- Lavalantula as Darren
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
2013
- Insidious: Chapter 2 as Specs
- Crush as David
- Raze as Security Guard
- The Pardon as Clement Moss
2012
- The Debt Collector as Donovan
2011
- Insidious as Specs
- Dick Elves as Larry
2010
- Saw 3D as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Jatt (voice)
2009
- Saw VI ... (Characters)
- The Last Supper as Phillip
2008
- Saw V ... (Characters)
- Not Quite Hollywood as Self
- Dying Breed as Matt
- Doggie Heaven as Neil
2007
- Dead Silence ... (Writer)
- Saw IV ... (Executive Producer)
- Death Sentence as Spink
- 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments as Self
- Making of Saw III as Self
- The Making of Dead Silence as Self
2006
- Saw III as Adam Radford
- The Scott Tibbs Documentary ... (Characters)
2005
- Saw II as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
- Full Disclosure Report as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
- Saw: Rebirth ... (Characters)
- Hacking Away at Saw as Self
2004
- Saw as Adam Radford
- One Perfect Day as Chris
2003
- The Matrix Reloaded as Axel
- Saw as David
- Razor Eaters as Nick D.
- The Referees as Footy Mate
2002
- The PhanDom Menace as Self
1998
- Stygian as Clown / Punk Kid
1996
- Recovery as Self
1993
- Blue Heelers as Jared Ryan