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Leigh Whannell
Born January 17, 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia29 films
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).
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First watchUpgrade20187.5A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM…View filmEssential films
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29 films- TBAThe Invisible Man 2Characters
- TBAUntitled Saw FilmCharacters
- 2026Insidious: Out of the FurtherCharacters
- 2025Wolf ManScreenplay
- 2023Saw XCharacters
- 2023Insidious: The Red DoorCharacters
- 2021Spiral: From the Book of SawCharacters
- 2020The Invisible ManStory
- 2018UpgradeWriter
- 2018Home ShopperStory
- 2018Insidious: The Last KeyWriter
- 2017JigsawCharacters
- 2015Insidious: Chapter 3Writer
- 2014CootiesStory
- 2014The MuleWriter
- 2013Insidious: Chapter 2Characters
- 2011InsidiousWriter
- 2010Saw 3DCharacters
- 2009Saw VICharacters
- 2008Doggie HeavenScreenplay
- 2008Saw VCharacters
- 2007Saw IVCharacters
- 2007Dead SilenceWriter
- 2006Saw IIIScreenplay
- 2006The Scott Tibbs DocumentaryCharacters
- 2005Saw IIWriter
- 2005Saw: RebirthCharacters
- 2004SawStory
- 2003SawWriter