Leigh Whannell
Born: 1977-01-17 in Melbourne, 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: The Bleeding World ... (Characters)
2025
- Wolf Man as Dan (voice)
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
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
- Lavalantula as Darren
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
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Jatt (voice)
- Saw 3D as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
- Saw VI ... (Characters)
- The Last Supper as Phillip
2008
- Dying Breed as Matt
- Saw V ... (Characters)
- Doggie Heaven as Neil
- Not Quite Hollywood as Self
2007
- Dead Silence ... (Writer)
- Saw IV ... (Executive Producer)
- Death Sentence as Spink
- The Making of Dead Silence as Self
- 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments as Himself
- Making of Saw III as Self
2006
- Saw III as Adam Stanheight
- 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 Faulkner-Stanheight
- One Perfect Day as Chris
2003
- The Matrix Reloaded as Axel
- Saw as David
- The Referees as Footy Mate
- Razor Eaters as Nick D.
2002
- The PhanDom Menace as Self
1998
- Stygian as Clown / Punk Kid
1996
- Recovery as Self
1993
- Blue Heelers as Jared Ryan