
Leigh Whannell
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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).
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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Production Credits

Saw VI

Insidious: The Bleeding World

Jigsaw

Saw II

Saw 3D

Saw X

Cooties

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Red Door

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Saw

Insidious

Upgrade

Saw

Saw IV

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Dead Silence

The Invisible Man

Insidious: Chapter 3

Saw V

Saw XI

Saw III

Wolf Man
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