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).
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Films (61)
Insidious : L'Invasion du Lointain
2026 · Specs (archive footage) (uncredited), Characters, Producer
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Loup-garou
2025 · Dan (voice), Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
Décadence X
2023 · Executive Producer, Characters
Insidious : The Red Door
2023 · Specs, Characters, Producer, Story
Spirale : L'Héritage de Saw
2021 · Characters, Executive Producer
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
2020 · Self
Invisible Man
2020 · Story, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
Aquaman
2018 · Cargo Pilot
Reprogrammé
2018 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Home Shopper
2018 · Story, Executive Producer
Insidious : La Dernière Clé
2018 · Specs, Writer, Characters, Producer
Décadence : L'héritage
2017 · Executive Producer, Characters
78-52 : Les Derniers Secrets de Psychose
2017 · Self
No dejes de mirar
2017 · Matt
Ne dis rien
2017 · Larry Redmon
Knife of the Party
2016 · Executive Producer
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015 · Self, Thanks
Lavalantula
2015 · Darren
Insidious : Chapitre 3
2015 · Specs, Writer, Director, Characters
Infectados
2014 · Doug, Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
The Mule
2014 · Gavin Ellis, Writer, Executive Producer
Insidious : Chapitre 2
2013 · Specs, Characters, Story, Screenplay
L'Arène
2013 · Elevator Guard
The Pardon
2013 · Clement Moss
Crush: La Delgada Línea Entre El Amor Y La Obsesión
2013 · David
The Debt Collector
2012 · Donovan
Dick Elves
2011 · Larry
Insidious
2011 · Specs, Writer
Saw 3D : Chapitre final
2010 · Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited), Executive Producer, Characters
Le Royaume de Ga'Hoole : La légende des gardiens
2010 · Jatt (voice)
Décadence VI
2009 · Characters, Executive Producer
The Last Supper
2009 · Phillip, Executive Producer
Doggie Heaven
2008 · Neil, Screenplay
Décadence V
2008 · Characters, Executive Producer
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
Dying Breed
2008 · Matt
Décadence IV
2007 · Executive Producer, Characters
Death Sentence
2007 · Spink
The Making of Dead Silence
2007 · Self
Silence de mort
2007 · Writer, Story
Décadence III
2006 · Adam, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story, Characters
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
2006 · Adam Stanheight, Characters, Thanks
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
2006 · Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Full Disclosure Report
2005 · Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Décadence II
2005 · Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited), Executive Producer, Writer, Characters
Saw: Rebirth
2005 · Characters
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
2005 · Self
Décadence
2004 · Adam, Story, Screenplay
One Perfect Day
2004 · Chris
Saw
2003 · David, Executive Producer, Writer
Razor Eaters
2003 · Nick D.
Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Axel
The Referees
2003 · Footy Mate
The PhanDom Menace
2002 · Self
Stygian
1998 · Clown / Punk Kid
The Green Hornet and Kato
· Director
Untitled Saw Film
· Producer, Characters
The Invisible Man 2
· Characters
Home Shopper
· Story
