01/17/1977
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage) |
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Wolf Man (2025) as Dan (voice) |
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Insidious: The Red Door (2023) as Specs |
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Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man (2020) as Self |
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Aquaman (2018) as Cargo Pilot |
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Insidious: The Last Key (2018) as Specs |
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78/52 (2017) as Self |
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Keep Watching (2017) as Matt |
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The Bye Bye Man (2017) as Larry Redmon |
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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015) as Self |
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Lavalantula (2015) as Darren |
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Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) as Specs |
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Cooties (2014) as Doug |
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The Mule (2014) as Gavin Ellis |
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) as Specs |
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Raze (2013) as Security Guard |
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The Pardon (2013) as Clement Moss |
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Crush (2013) as David |
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The Debt Collector (2012) as Donovan |
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Dick Elves (2011) as Larry |
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Insidious (2011) as Specs |
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Saw 3D (2010) as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) as Jatt (voice) |
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The Last Supper (2009) as Phillip |
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Doggie Heaven (2008) as Neil |
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Not Quite Hollywood (2008) as Self |
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Dying Breed (2008) as Matt |
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Death Sentence (2007) as Spink |
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The Making of Dead Silence (2007) as Self |
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Making of Saw III (2007) as Self |
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Saw III (2006) as Adam Radford |
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Full Disclosure Report (2005) as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight |
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Saw II (2005) as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited) |
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Hacking Away at Saw (2005) as Self |
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Saw (2004) as Adam Radford |
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One Perfect Day (2004) as Chris |
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Saw (2003) as David |
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Razor Eaters (2003) as Nick D. |
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The Matrix Reloaded (2003) as Axel |
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The Referees (2003) as Footy Mate |
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The PhanDom Menace (2002) as Self |
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Stygian (1998) as Clown / Punk Kid |
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Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) Characters |
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Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) Producer |
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Wolf Man (2025) Director |
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Wolf Man (2025) Executive Producer |
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Wolf Man (2025) Screenplay |
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Saw X (2023) Executive Producer |
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Insidious: The Red Door (2023) Producer |
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Insidious: The Red Door (2023) Story |
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) Executive Producer |
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The Invisible Man (2020) Director |
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The Invisible Man (2020) Screenplay |
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The Invisible Man (2020) Executive Producer |
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The Invisible Man (2020) Story |
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Upgrade (2018) Director |
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Upgrade (2018) Writer |
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Upgrade (2018) Executive Producer |
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Home Shopper (2018) Story |
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Home Shopper (2018) Executive Producer |
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Insidious: The Last Key (2018) Writer |
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Insidious: The Last Key (2018) Producer |
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Insidious: The Last Key (2018) Characters |
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Jigsaw (2017) Executive Producer |
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Jigsaw (2017) Characters |
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Knife of the Party (2016) Executive Producer |
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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015) Thanks |
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Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) Director |
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Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) Writer |
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Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) Characters |
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Cooties (2014) Executive Producer |
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Cooties (2014) Story |
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Cooties (2014) Writer |
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The Mule (2014) Writer |
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The Mule (2014) Executive Producer |
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) Screenplay |
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) Story |
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Insidious (2011) Writer |
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Saw 3D (2010) Executive Producer |
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Saw 3D (2010) Characters |
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Saw VI (2009) Executive Producer |
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Saw VI (2009) Characters |
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The Last Supper (2009) Executive Producer |
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Doggie Heaven (2008) Screenplay |
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Saw V (2008) Executive Producer |
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Saw V (2008) Characters |
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Saw IV (2007) Executive Producer |
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Saw IV (2007) Characters |
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Dead Silence (2007) Writer |
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Dead Silence (2007) Story |
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Saw III (2006) Screenplay |
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Saw III (2006) Story |
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Saw III (2006) Executive Producer |
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The Scott Tibbs Documentary (2006) Characters |
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Saw II (2005) Executive Producer |
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Saw: Rebirth (2005) Characters |
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Saw (2004) Story |
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Saw (2004) Screenplay |
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Saw (2003) Executive Producer |
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Untitled Saw Film () Producer |
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The Invisible Man 2 () Characters |
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The Green Hornet and Kato () Director |