Leigh Whannell

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-17 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Australia

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 Ad...

Acting

2004

Saw

as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

2004

2011

Insidious

as Specs

2008

2013

The Pardon

as Clement Moss

2005

Full Disclosure Report

as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

2008

2014

Cooties

as Doug

2003

Saw

as David

2014

The Mule

as Gavin Ellis

2006

Saw III

as Adam Stanheight

2015

Lavalantula

as Darren

2017

78/52

as Self

2003

Razor Eaters

as Nick D.

2017

2013

Crush

as David

2007

2017

The Bye Bye Man

as Larry Redmon

2018

Aquaman

as Cargo Pilot

1998

Stygian

as Clown / Punk Kid

2005

Saw II

as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)

2010

Saw 3D

as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)

2012

2009

The Last Supper

as Phillip

2013

Raze

as Security Guard

2011

Dick Elves

as Larry

2025

Wolf Man

as Dan (voice)

2003

The Referees

as Footy Mate

Production

2006

Saw III

as Screenplay

2007

Saw IV

as Executive Producer

2010

Saw 3D

as Executive Producer

2005

Saw: Rebirth

as Characters

2011

Insidious

as Writer

2013

2013

2023

Saw X

as Executive Producer

2007

Dead Silence

as Writer

2015

2015

2005

Saw II

as Executive Producer

2014

Cooties

as Executive Producer

2014

Cooties

as Story

-

Saw XI

as Characters

2025

Wolf Man

as Director

2025

Wolf Man

as Executive Producer

2023

2004

Saw

as Story

-

Saw XI

as Executive Producer

2017

Jigsaw

as Executive Producer

2003

Saw

as Executive Producer

2014

Cooties

as Writer

2014

The Mule

as Writer

2018

Home Shopper

as Story

2018

Upgrade

as Director

2018

Upgrade

as Writer

2023

Saw X

as Characters

2003

Saw

as Writer

2005

Saw II

as Writer

2004

Saw

as Screenplay

2005

Saw II

as Characters

2007

Saw IV

as Characters

2008

Saw V

as Characters

2009

Saw VI

as Characters

2010

Saw 3D

as Characters

2017

Jigsaw

as Characters

2014

The Mule

as Executive Producer

2009

The Last Supper

as Executive Producer

2018

Home Shopper

as Executive Producer

2016

Knife of the Party

as Executive Producer

2007

Dead Silence

as Story

2018

2020

2018

Upgrade

as Executive Producer

2020

2021

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

as Executive Producer

2020

The Invisible Man

as Executive Producer

2020

The Invisible Man

as Screenplay

2006

Saw III

as Story

2006

Saw III

as Executive Producer

2009

Saw VI

as Executive Producer

2008

Saw V

as Executive Producer

2008

Doggie Heaven

as Screenplay

2025

Wolf Man

as Screenplay

2006

Saw III

as Characters

-

Untitled Saw Film

as Characters

-

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