1977-01-17 Melbourne, 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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Wolf Man | Dan (voice) | 2025-01-15 |
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Insidious: The Red Door | Specs | 2023-07-05 |
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Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man | Self | 2020-06-29 |
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Insidious: The Last Key | Specs | 2018-01-03 |
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Aquaman | Cargo Pilot | 2018-12-07 |
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The Bye Bye Man | Larry Redmon | 2017-01-12 |
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Keep Watching | Matt | 2017-05-04 |
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78/52 | Self | 2017-10-13 |
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Insidious: Chapter 3 | Specs | 2015-05-28 |
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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw | Self | 2015-10-14 |
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Lavalantula | Darren | 2015-07-25 |
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Cooties | Doug | 2014-10-10 |
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The Mule | Gavin Ellis | 2014-03-10 |
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The Pardon | Clement Moss | 2013-03-22 |
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Crush | David | 2013-03-13 |
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Raze | Security Guard | 2013-04-21 |
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Insidious: Chapter 2 | Specs | 2013-09-12 |
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The Debt Collector | Donovan | 2012-03-02 |
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Dick Elves | Larry | 2011-12-25 |
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Insidious | Specs | 2011-03-31 |
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Saw 3D | Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2010-10-22 |
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Jatt (voice) | 2010-07-10 |
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The Last Supper | Phillip | 2009-06-26 |
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Not Quite Hollywood | Self | 2008-08-28 |
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Dying Breed | Matt | 2008-04-26 |
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Doggie Heaven | Neil | 2008-11-24 |
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Making of Saw III | 2007-01-23 | |
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Death Sentence | Spink | 2007-08-31 |
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The Making of Dead Silence | Self | 2007-06-26 |
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Saw III | Adam Stanheight | 2006-10-26 |
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Hacking Away at Saw | Self | 2005-10-18 |
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Saw II | Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited) | 2005-10-28 |
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Full Disclosure Report | Adam Faulkner-Stanheight | 2005-10-31 |
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One Perfect Day | Chris | 2004-02-19 |
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Saw | Adam Faulkner-Stanheight | 2004-10-01 |
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Saw | David | 2003-10-16 |
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Razor Eaters | Nick D. | 2003-07-13 |
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The Matrix Reloaded | Axel | 2003-05-15 |
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The PhanDom Menace | Himself | 2002-01-01 |
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Stygian | Clown / Punk Kid | 1998-10-06 |
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TrollFace | Guy (archive footage) (uncredited) |
