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Leigh Whannell

b. 1977 · 37 titles in the catalogue

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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Their work

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  1. Aquaman2018as Cargo Pilot
  2. The Matrix Reloaded2003as Axel
  3. Saw2004as Adam Radford · Screenplay · Story
  4. Insidious2011as Specs · Writer
  5. The Invisible Man2020Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story
  6. Saw II2005as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited) · Characters · Executive Producer · Writer
  7. Upgrade2018Director · Executive Producer · Writer
  8. Saw III2006as Adam Radford · Characters · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story
  9. Insidious: Chapter 22013as Specs · Characters · Screenplay · Story
  10. Saw IV2007Characters · Executive Producer
  11. Jigsaw2017Characters · Executive Producer
  12. Saw V2008Characters · Executive Producer
  13. Insidious: Chapter 32015as Specs · Characters · Director · Writer
  14. Saw VI2009Characters · Executive Producer
  15. Saw 3D2010as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited) · Characters · Executive Producer
  16. Insidious: The Last Key2018as Specs · Characters · Producer · Writer
  17. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010as Jatt (voice)
  18. Dead Silence2007Story · Writer
  19. Saw X2023Characters · Executive Producer
  20. Spiral: From the Book of Saw2021Characters · Executive Producer
  21. Insidious: The Red Door2023as Specs · Characters · Producer · Story
  22. The Bye Bye Man2017as Larry Redmon
  23. Death Sentence2007as Spink
  24. Wolf Man2025as Dan (voice) · Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay
  25. Cooties2014as Doug · Executive Producer · Story · Writer
  26. Saw2003as David · Executive Producer · Writer
  27. Crush2013as David
  28. Keep Watching2017as Matt
  29. Raze2013as Elevator Guard
  30. Lavalantula2015as Darren
  31. The Mule2014as Gavin Ellis · Executive Producer · Writer
  32. 78/522017as Self
  33. Dying Breed2008as Matt
  34. Saw: Rebirth2005Characters
  35. Not Quite Hollywood2008as Self
  36. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film2006as Self (archive footage)
  37. Doggie Heaven2008as Neil · Screenplay