Directed credits
3
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Leigh Whannell
Writing
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 2128
IMDb ID: nm1191481
Known for: Writing
Born: January 17, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2026
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.34
Wikidata: Q471215
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Director (3)Executive Producer (9)Characters (6)Writer (4)Screenplay (3)Story (3)Producer (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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7.5
Upgrade
Director
2018 Movie
7.4
Saw
Story
2004 Movie
7.2
78/52
as Self
2017 Movie
7.2
Saw X
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.1
The Invisible Man
Story
2020 Movie
7.1
The Matrix Reloaded
as Axel
2003 Movie
7.0
Saw
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
6.9
Insidious
Writer
2011 Movie
6.9
Aquaman
as Cargo Pilot
2018 Movie
6.8
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Jatt (voice)
2010 Movie
6.8
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008 Movie
6.8
Death Sentence
as Spink
2007 Movie
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6.9
Aquaman
as Cargo Pilot
2018 Movie
7.1
The Matrix Reloaded
as Axel
2003 Movie
7.4
Saw
Story
2004 Movie
7.2
Saw X
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.5
Upgrade
Director
2018 Movie
7.1
The Invisible Man
Story
2020 Movie
6.4
Saw III
Screenplay
2006 Movie
6.2
Jigsaw
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.4
Dead Silence
Writer
2007 Movie
6.2
Wolf Man
Director
2025 Movie
6.6
Saw II
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
6.3
Insidious: The Last Key
Writer
2018 Movie
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Aug 19
Insidious: The Bleeding World
Characters
2026 Movie
7.2
Saw X
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.5
Insidious: The Red Door
Producer
2023 Movie
5.9
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Characters
2021 Movie
7.1
The Invisible Man
Story
2020 Movie
8.4
Home Shopper
Story
2018 Movie
6.3
Insidious: The Last Key
Writer
2018 Movie
6.2
Jigsaw
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Knife of the Party
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
7.0
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Thanks
2015 Movie
5.9
Cooties
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
6.3
The Mule
Writer
2014 Movie
6.7
Insidious: Chapter 2
Screenplay
2013 Movie
6.9
Insidious
Writer
2011 Movie
6.0
Saw 3D
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
6.3
Saw VI
Characters
2009 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Leigh Whannell.
6.2
Wolf Man
as Dan (voice)
2025 Movie
6.5
Insidious: The Red Door
as Specs
2023 Movie
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
as Self
2020 Movie
6.9
Aquaman
as Cargo Pilot
2018 Movie
6.3
Insidious: The Last Key
as Specs
2018 Movie
7.2
78/52
as Self
2017 Movie
5.1
Keep Watching
as Matt
2017 Movie
5.2
The Bye Bye Man
as Larry Redmon
2017 Movie
7.0
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
2015 Movie
4.9
Lavalantula
as Darren
2015 Movie
6.3
Insidious: Chapter 3
as Specs
2015 Movie
5.9
Cooties
as Doug
2014 Movie
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