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Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell

Known For Writing
Birthday Jan 17, 1977 (48)
Birthplace Melbourne, Australia
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Jul 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Profile
Profile
Filmography

Wolf Man

Wolf Man

2025

as Dan (voice)

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

2023

as Specs

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key

2018

as Specs

Aquaman

Aquaman

2018

as Cargo Pilot

Keep Watching

Keep Watching

2017

as Matt

The Bye Bye Man

The Bye Bye Man

2017

as Larry Redmon

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

as Specs

Lavalantula

Lavalantula

2015

as Darren

The Mule

The Mule

2014

as Gavin Ellis

Cooties

Cooties

2014

as Doug

The Pardon

The Pardon

2013

as Clement Moss

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

as Specs

Crush

Crush

2013

as David

Raze

Raze

2013

as Security Guard

The Debt Collector

The Debt Collector

2012

as Donovan

Dick Elves

Dick Elves

2011

as Larry

Insidious

Insidious

2011

as Specs

Saw 3D

Saw 3D

2010

as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

2009

as Phillip

Doggie Heaven

Doggie Heaven

2008

as Neil

Dying Breed

Dying Breed

2008

as Matt

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

2007

as Spink

Saw III

Saw III

2006

as Adam Stanheight

Full Disclosure Report

Full Disclosure Report

2005

as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

Saw II

Saw II

2005

as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)

Saw

Saw

2004

as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

One Perfect Day

One Perfect Day

2004

as Chris

Saw

Saw

2003

as David

Razor Eaters

Razor Eaters

2003

as Nick D.

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

2003

as Axel

Wolf Man

Wolf Man

2025

Screenplay

Saw XI

Saw XI

2025

Characters

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

2023

Story, Characters

Saw X

Saw X

2023

Characters

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

2020

Screenplay, Story

Upgrade

Upgrade

2018

Writer

Home Shopper

Home Shopper

2018

Story

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key

2018

Writer, Characters

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

2017

Characters

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

Writer, Characters

Cooties

Cooties

2014

Writer, Story

The Mule

The Mule

2014

Writer

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

Screenplay, Story, Characters

Insidious

Insidious

2011

Writer

Saw 3D

Saw 3D

2010

Characters

Saw VI

Saw VI

2009

Characters

Doggie Heaven

Doggie Heaven

2008

Screenplay

Saw V

Saw V

2008

Characters

Saw IV

Saw IV

2007

Characters

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

2007

Writer, Story

The Scott Tibbs Documentary

The Scott Tibbs Documentary

2006

Characters

Saw III

Saw III

2006

Screenplay, Story, Characters

Saw II

Saw II

2005

Writer, Characters

Saw: Rebirth

Saw: Rebirth

2005

Characters

Saw

Saw

2004

Screenplay, Story

Saw

Saw

2003

Writer

Wolf Man

Wolf Man

2025

Director

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

2020

Director

Upgrade

Upgrade

2018

Director

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

Director

Wolf Man

Wolf Man

2025

Executive Producer

Saw XI

Saw XI

2025

Executive Producer

Saw X

Saw X

2023

Executive Producer

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

2023

Producer

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

2021

Executive Producer

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

2020

Executive Producer

Upgrade

Upgrade

2018

Executive Producer

Home Shopper

Home Shopper

2018

Executive Producer

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key

2018

Producer

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

2017

Executive Producer

The Mule

The Mule

2014

Executive Producer

Cooties

Cooties

2014

Executive Producer

Saw 3D

Saw 3D

2010

Executive Producer

Saw VI

Saw VI

2009

Executive Producer

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

2009

Executive Producer

Saw V

Saw V

2008

Executive Producer

Saw IV

Saw IV

2007

Executive Producer

Saw III

Saw III

2006

Executive Producer

Saw II

Saw II

2005

Executive Producer

Saw

Saw

2003

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Blue Heelers

as Jared Ryan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Recovery

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Apr 20, 1996

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

as Himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 2007

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 14 14 14
2024 6 13 22 9
2024 7 24 42 10
2024 8 17 30 7
2024 9 11 28 5
2024 10 9 19 3
2024 11 9 15 4
2024 12 9 16 5
2025 1 20 33 7
2025 2 8 15 2
2025 3 5 11 1
2025 4 1 3 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 1 3 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 2 8 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 1 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 771 520
2024 6 593 348
2024 12 858 786
2025 1 281 175
2025 2 476 202
2025 7 161 143
2025 10 583 533

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