Leigh Whannell
Writing
1977-01-17 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersInsidious: Out of the Further
2026 · Movie
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Movie
Wolf Man
2025 · Movie
Grave Conversations
2024 · Series
Saw X
2023 · Movie
Insidious: The Red Door
2023 · Movie
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021 · Movie
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
2020 · Movie
The Invisible Man
2020 · Movie
Aquaman
2018 · Movie
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Series
Upgrade
2018 · Movie
Home Shopper
2018 · Movie
Insidious: The Last Key
2018 · Movie
The Core
2017 · Series
Jigsaw
2017 · Movie
78/52
2017 · Movie
Keep Watching
2017 · Movie
The Bye Bye Man
2017 · Movie
Knife of the Party
2016 · Movie
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015 · Movie
Lavalantula
2015 · Movie
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015 · Movie
Cooties
2014 · Movie
The Mule
2014 · Movie
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
2013 · Series
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 · Movie
Raze
2013 · Movie
The Pardon
2013 · Movie
Crush
2013 · Movie
The Debt Collector
2012 · Movie
Dick Elves
2011 · Movie
Insidious
2011 · Movie
Saw 3D
2010 · Movie
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010 · Movie
Saw VI
2009 · Movie
The Project
2009 · Series
The Last Supper
2009 · Movie
Doggie Heaven
2008 · Movie
Saw V
2008 · Movie
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Movie
Dying Breed
2008 · Movie
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007 · Series
Saw IV
2007 · Movie
Death Sentence
2007 · Movie
The Making of Dead Silence
2007 · Movie
Dead Silence
2007 · Movie
Saw III
2006 · Movie
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
2006 · Movie
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
2006 · Movie
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 · Movie
Full Disclosure Report
2005 · Movie
Saw II
2005 · Movie
Saw: Rebirth
2005 · Movie
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
2005 · Movie
Saw
2004 · Movie
One Perfect Day
2004 · Movie
Saw
2003 · Movie
The Panel
2003 · Series
Razor Eaters
2003 · Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Movie
The Referees
2003 · Movie
The PhanDom Menace
2002 · Movie
Stygian
1998 · Movie
Recovery
1996 · Series
Blue Heelers
1993 · Series
Neighbours
1985 · Series
Untitled Saw Film
Movie
The Invisible Man 2
Movie
The Green Hornet and Kato
Movie