Writing · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Born January 17, 1977
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.
MovieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
MovieWolf Man
2025
as Dan (voice)
MovieInsidious: The Red Door
2023
as Specs
MovieDirector’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
2020
as Self
MovieAquaman
2018
as Cargo Pilot
MovieInsidious: The Last Key
2018
as Specs
Movie78/52
2017
as Self
MovieKeep Watching
2017
as Matt
MovieThe Bye Bye Man
2017
as Larry Redmon
MovieGame Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
as Self
MovieLavalantula
2015
as Darren
MovieInsidious: Chapter 3
2015
as Specs
MovieCooties
2014
as Doug
MovieThe Mule
2014
as Gavin Ellis
TVInsidious: Spectral Sightings
2013
as Specs
MovieInsidious: Chapter 2
2013
as Specs
MovieRaze
2013
as Security Guard
MovieThe Pardon
2013
as Clement Moss
MovieCrush
2013
as David
MovieThe Debt Collector
2012
as Donovan
MovieDick Elves
2011
as Larry
MovieInsidious
2011
as Specs
MovieSaw 3D
2010
as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
as Jatt (voice)
MovieThe Last Supper
2009
as Phillip
MovieDoggie Heaven
2008
as Neil
MovieNot Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
MovieDying Breed
2008
as Matt
TV30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007
as Self
MovieDeath Sentence
2007
as Spink
MovieThe Making of Dead Silence
2007
as Self
MovieMaking of Saw III
2007
as Self
MovieSaw III
2006
as Adam Radford
MovieThe Scott Tibbs Documentary
2006
as Adam Stanheight
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
2006
as Self
MovieFull Disclosure Report
2005
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
MovieSaw II
2005
as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
MovieHacking Away at Saw
2005
as Self
MovieSaw
2004
as Adam Radford
MovieOne Perfect Day
2004
as Chris
MovieSaw
2003
as David
MovieRazor Eaters
2003
as Nick D.
MovieThe Matrix Reloaded
2003
as Axel
MovieThe Referees
2003
as Footy Mate
MovieThe PhanDom Menace
2002
as Self
MovieStygian
1998
as Clown / Punk Kid
TVRecovery
1996
as Self
TVBlue Heelers
1993
as Jared Ryan
