
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 two more films, Upgrade (2018) and The Invisible Man (2020).
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 2014 film Cooties.
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Production Credits

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Saw III

Saw VI

Insidious: The Bleeding World

The Invisible Man

Jigsaw

Insidious: The Last Key

Saw IV

Saw V

Dead Silence

Saw

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Cooties

Insidious

Saw X

Insidious: The Red Door

Saw 3D

Saw II

Insidious: Chapter 3

Wolf Man

Saw XI

Insidious: Chapter 2

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Saw
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