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.
Filmography (28)
Insidious: Out of the Further
Wolf Man
Insidious: The Red Door
Saw X
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
The Invisible Man
Insidious: The Last Key
Aquaman
Upgrade
The Bye Bye Man
Jigsaw
Insidious: Chapter 3
The Mule
Cooties
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious
Saw 3D
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Saw VI
Dying Breed
Saw V
Death Sentence
Saw IV
Dead Silence
Saw III
Saw II
Saw
