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Leigh Whannell
Born: 17th Jan 1977 Melbourne, Australia
Dept: Writing
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).
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 44
Film: 41 (93%)
Television: 3 (7%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Mystery, Romance, Talk, News
Filmography
2025
With his marriage fraying, Blake persuades his wife Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit his remote childhood home in rural Oregon. As th ... view
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Dan (voice)
2023
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing ... view
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Specs
2020
Tracks Leigh Whannell’s directing process on reimagined horror classic The Invisible Man. ... view
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Self
2018
Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry is taken on the journey of his lifetime to discover if he is worth of being a king. ... view
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Cargo Pilot
2018
Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier re ... view
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Specs
2017
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the ... view
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Self
2017
A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As the night unfolds, the game's mysterious rules become ... view
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Matt
2017
When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to p ... view
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Larry Redmon
2015
Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who traps his victims in a sadistic game of survival. Game Ch ... view
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Self
2015
Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon L ... view
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Darren
2015
A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm, 'The Further'. ... view
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Specs
2014
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley b ... view
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Doug
2014
In 1983, a naive man is detained by Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. After being apprehended, ‘The Mule’ mak ... view
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Gavin Ellis
2013
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. ... view
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Specs
2013
After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocent women for the amusement of unseen spectat ... view
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Security Guard
2013
Toni Jo tries to break her husband, Cowboy, out of prison and becomes an instant sensation due to her beauty. ... view
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Clement Moss
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David
2012
An unlikely love story between a lonely collections agent and his elderly neighbor. ... view
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Donovan
2011
Two rebellious elves start to bother their colleagues who are just trying to do their job as santa’s helpers ... view
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Larry
2011
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a profes ... view
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Specs
2010
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bo ... view
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Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace. ... view
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Jatt (voice)
2009
Set ten minutes before Jesus arrives at The Last Supper, 13 men at lunch fueled by wine and emotion. Satirising Man's hedonism and greed, 'The Last Su ... view
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Phillip
2008
The creative team behind the smash hit "Saw" films, James Wan and Leigh Whannell, tell the story of a young man who is having a dog of a day. Hes just ... view
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Neil
2008
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock ... view
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Self
2008
An extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger.
A long-forgotten legend, “The Pieman” aka Alexander Pearce, who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824.
Bot ... view
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Matt
Oct 2007 (first aired)
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments was a two-part miniseries on Bravo which counted down 30 more of the most frightening scenes in horror cinema, or any ot ... view
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Self (2 ep.)
2007
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by g ... view
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Spink
2007
Short documentary on the making of Dead Silence. ... view
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Self
2007
Actors and directors of the film "Saw III" talk about the process of making the film. ... view
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Self
2006
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and ... view
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Adam Radford
2005
A faux documentary set in the world of 'Saw' that sees reporters investigate the mysterious case around Jigsaw. Universe expanding video and extra-fea ... view
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Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
2005
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of ... view
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Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
2005
Cary Elwes (Dr Gordon), writer/actor Leigh Whannell, director James Wan, Tobin Bell (Jigsaw) and the producers give insights on how Saw (2004) came to ... view
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Self
2004
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbi ... view
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Adam Radford
2004
Tommy Matisse, a gifted musician, undertakes an odyssey of self-discovery and tragedy in Melbourne's dance music scene. ... view
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Chris
2003
David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival. ... view
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David
2003
The front row ticket to an anarchistic rampage of death and destruction. First turned on during a home invasion, the gang's video camera never lets up ... view
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Nick D.
2003
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the abi ... view
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Axel
2003
Nick has a one stand with a certain Adele Del Monica. To gather if she would make a good girlfriend, he checks up with her three recent boyfriends: Ro ... view
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Footy Mate
2002
The PhanDom Menace presents the definitive look at the most devoted fans on the planet. Follow the lives of Australia's most passionate Star Wars fans ... view
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Self
1998
A young couple find themselves trapped in a parallel dimension known as Exile, a world populated with killer clowns, mad scientists, marauding zombies ... view
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Clown / Punk Kid
Apr 1996 (first aired)
Recovery was a music and youth-oriented television series that was broadcast by ABC TV in Australia. The show was aired each Saturday morning from 9:0 ... view
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Self (16 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional countr ... view
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Jared Ryan (2 ep.)