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Leigh Whannell
Leigh Whannell’s screen credits include Adam in Saw, Specs in Insidious, and Specs in Insidious: Chapter 2.
Born January 17, 1977 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia6 movies on MoviHero
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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.
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- 2026Insidious: Out of the FurtherProducer · Specs (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 2025Wolf ManDirector · Producer · Writer · Dan (voice)
- 2023Saw XProducer
- 2023Insidious: The Red DoorProducer · Writer · Specs
- 2021Spiral: From the Book of SawProducer
- 2020Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible ManSelf
- 2020The Invisible ManWriter · Director · Producer
- 2018AquamanCargo Pilot
- 2018UpgradeDirector · Writer · Producer
- 2018Home ShopperWriter · Producer
- 2017JigsawProducer
- 201778/52Self
- 2017Keep WatchingMatt
- 2017The Bye Bye ManLarry Redmon
- 2016Knife of the PartyProducer
- 2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelf
- 2015LavalantulaDarren
- 2014CootiesProducer · Writer · Doug
- 2014The MuleWriter · Producer · Gavin Ellis
- 2013RazeElevator Guard
- 2013The PardonClement Moss
- 2013CrushDavid
- 2012The Debt CollectorDonovan
- 2011Dick ElvesLarry
- 2010Saw 3DProducer · Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleJatt (voice)
- 2009Saw VIProducer
- 2009The Last SupperProducer · Phillip
- 2008Doggie HeavenWriter · Neil
- 2008Saw VProducer
- 2008Not Quite HollywoodSelf
- 2008Dying BreedMatt
- 2007Saw IVProducer
- 2007Death SentenceSpink
- 2007The Making of Dead SilenceSelf
- 2007Dead SilenceWriter
- 2006Gregg Hoffman: In MemoriamSelf
- 2006The Scott Tibbs DocumentaryAdam Stanheight
- 2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2005Full Disclosure ReportAdam Faulkner-Stanheight
- 2005Saw IIProducer · Writer · Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005Hacking Away at 'Saw'Self
- 2004One Perfect DayChris
- 2003SawProducer · Writer · David
- 2003Razor EatersNick D.
- 2003The Matrix ReloadedAxel
- 2003The RefereesFooty Mate
- 2002The PhanDom MenaceSelf
- 1998StygianClown / Punk Kid
- The Green Hornet and KatoDirector
- Untitled Saw FilmProducer
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Specs
Insidious · Insidious: Chapter 2 · Insidious: Chapter 3 · Insidious: The Last Key
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Saw · Saw III
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