Leigh Whannell
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Born January 17, 1977 (49 years old)·Melbourne, Victoria, Australia·Male
Biography
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).
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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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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
113 credits across 71 titlesWriting
28 creditsActing
35 creditsDirecting
4 creditsProduction
22 creditsCrew
2 creditsAs self
20 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
Rumoured
2 creditsProjects with no date and no confirmation, some of which will never be made.
