Leigh Whannell
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.
Saw
(Adam Faulkner-Stanheight)
The Matrix Reloaded
(Axel)
One Perfect Day
(Chris)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(Jatt (voice))
Insidious
(Specs)
Dying Breed
(Matt)
Insidious: Chapter 2
(Specs)
Insidious: The Red Door
(Specs)
The Pardon
(Clement Moss)
Full Disclosure Report
(Adam Faulkner-Stanheight)
Doggie Heaven
(Neil)
Cooties
(Doug)
Hacking Away at Saw
(Self)
Saw
(David)
The Mule
(Gavin Ellis)
The Making of Dead Silence
(Self)
TrollFace
(Guy (archive footage) (uncredited))
Insidious: Chapter 3
(Specs)
Saw III
(Adam Stanheight)
Lavalantula
(Darren)
78/52
(Self)
Razor Eaters
(Nick D.)
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
(Self)
Making of Saw 3
Keep Watching
(Matt)
Crush
(David)
Death Sentence
(Spink)
Insidious: The Last Key
(Specs)
The Bye Bye Man
(Larry Redmon)
Aquaman
(Cargo Pilot)
Stygian
(Clown / Punk Kid)
Not Quite Hollywood
(Self)
The PhanDom Menace
(Himself)
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
(Self)
Saw II
(Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited))
Saw 3D
(Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Debt Collector
(Donovan)
The Last Supper
(Phillip)
Raze
(Security Guard)
Dick Elves
(Larry)
Wolf Man
(Dan (voice))
Blue Heelers
(Jared Ryan)
Recovery
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
(Himself)
Saw III
(Screenplay)
Saw IV
(Executive Producer)
Saw 3D
(Executive Producer)
Saw: Rebirth
(Characters)
Insidious
(Writer)
Insidious: Chapter 2
(Characters)
Insidious: Chapter 2
(Story)
Insidious: Chapter 2
(Screenplay)
The Green Hornet and Kato
(Director)
Saw X
(Executive Producer)
Dead Silence
(Writer)
Insidious: Chapter 3
(Writer)
Insidious: Chapter 3
(Director)
Insidious: Chapter 3
(Characters)
Saw II
(Executive Producer)
Cooties
(Executive Producer)
Cooties
(Story)
Saw XI
(Characters)
Wolf Man
(Executive Producer)
Wolf Man
(Director)
Insidious: The Red Door
(Characters)
Insidious: The Red Door
(Producer)
Insidious: The Red Door
(Story)
Saw
(Story)
Saw XI
(Executive Producer)
Jigsaw
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Insidious: The Last Key
(Writer)
Saw
(Executive Producer)
Cooties
(Writer)
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
(Characters)
The Mule
(Writer)
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
(Thanks)
Insidious: The Bleeding World
(Characters)
Insidious: The Bleeding World
(Producer)
Home Shopper
(Story)
Upgrade
(Director)
Upgrade
(Writer)
Saw X
(Characters)
Saw
(Writer)
Saw II
(Writer)
Jigsaw
(Characters)
Saw VI
(Characters)
Saw 3D
(Characters)
Saw
(Screenplay)
Saw V
(Characters)
Saw IV
(Characters)
Saw II
(Characters)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
(Characters)
The Mule
(Executive Producer)
The Last Supper
(Executive Producer)
The Invisible Man
(Story)
Dead Silence
(Story)
Knife of the Party
(Executive Producer)
Home Shopper
(Executive Producer)
Insidious: The Last Key
(Characters)
Upgrade
(Executive Producer)
Insidious: The Last Key
(Producer)
The Invisible Man
(Director)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
(Executive Producer)
The Invisible Man
(Executive Producer)
The Invisible Man
(Screenplay)
Saw VI
(Executive Producer)
Saw III
(Executive Producer)
Saw III
(Story)
Saw V
(Executive Producer)
Doggie Heaven
(Screenplay)
Wolf Man
(Screenplay)