Leigh Whannell
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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.
Movies
(41 total)
Aquaman
as Cargo Pilot
The Matrix Reloaded
as Axel
Saw
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Insidious
as Specs
Saw II
as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
Saw III
as Adam Stanheight
Insidious: Chapter 2
as Specs
Insidious: Chapter 3
as Specs
Saw 3D
as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
Insidious: The Last Key
as Specs
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Jatt (voice)
Insidious: The Red Door
as Specs
The Bye Bye Man
as Larry Redmon
Death Sentence
as Spink
Wolf Man
as Dan (voice)
Cooties
as Doug
Saw
as David
Crush
as David
Keep Watching
as Matt
Raze
as Security Guard
