Leigh Whannell
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.
Born: January 17, 1977
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia
Known For
Filmography
as Dan (voice)
as Specs
as Cargo Pilot
as Specs
as Self
as Matt
as Larry Redmon
as Darren
as Specs
as Doug
as Gavin Ellis
as Specs
as Security Guard
as Clement Moss
as David
as Donovan
as Larry
as Specs
as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Jatt (voice)
as Phillip
as Neil
as Self
as Matt
as Himself
as Spink
as Self
as Self
as Adam Stanheight
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
as Self
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
as Chris
as David
as Nick D.
as Axel
as Footy Mate
as Self
as Clown / Punk Kid
as Self
as Jared Ryan