Leigh Whannell
Writing
- Born
- January 17, 1977 (age 49) · 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 (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).
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Known for
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- 2026Insidious: Out of the Further Characters, Producer
- 2025Wolf Man Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
- 2023Saw X Executive Producer, Characters
- 2023Insidious: The Red Door Characters, Producer, Story
- 2021Spiral: From the Book of Saw Characters, Executive Producer
- 2020The Invisible Man Story, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
- 2018Upgrade Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2018Home Shopper Story, Executive Producer
- 2018Insidious: The Last Key Writer, Characters, Producer