Person
Leigh Whannell
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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…
IMDbKnown for
Popular titles
Photos
More stills of Leigh Whannell
Biography
A closer look
Read full 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
Movies and shows, newest first
-
2026
Insidious: Out of the Further
Movie Characters
-
2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Movie Self - (archive footage)
-
2025
Wolf Man
Movie Dan (voice)
-
2024
Grave Conversations
TV show Self
-
2023
Saw X
Movie Executive Producer
-
2023
Insidious: The Red Door
Movie Specs
-
2021
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Movie Characters
-
2020
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
Movie Self
-
2020
The Invisible Man
Movie Story
-
2018
Aquaman
Movie Cargo Pilot
-
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV show Self
-
2018
Upgrade
Movie Director
-
2018
Home Shopper
Movie Story
-
2018
Insidious: The Last Key
Movie Specs
-
2017
The Core
TV show Self
-
2017
Jigsaw
Movie Executive Producer
More credits
-
2017
78/52
Movie Self
-
2017
Keep Watching
Movie Matt
-
2017
The Bye Bye Man
Movie Larry Redmon
-
2016
Knife of the Party
Movie Executive Producer
-
2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Movie Self
-
2015
Lavalantula
Movie Darren
-
2015
Insidious: Chapter 3
Movie Specs
-
2014
Cooties
Movie Doug
-
2014
The Mule
Movie Gavin Ellis
-
2013
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
TV show Specs
-
2013
Insidious: Chapter 2
Movie Specs
-
2013
Raze
Movie Elevator Guard
-
2013
The Pardon
Movie Clement Moss
-
2013
Crush
Movie David
-
2012
The Debt Collector
Movie Donovan
-
2011
Dick Elves
Movie Larry
-
2011
Insidious
Movie Specs
-
2010
Saw 3D
Movie Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
-
2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Movie Jatt (voice)
-
2009
Saw VI
Movie Characters
-
2009
The Project
TV show Self
-
2009
The Last Supper
Movie Phillip
-
2008
Doggie Heaven
Movie Neil
-
2008
Saw V
Movie Characters
