Leigh Whannell
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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Movies (61)
La noche del demonio: Están entre nosotros
2026 · Specs (archive footage) (uncredited), Characters, Producer
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Hombre lobo
2025 · Dan (voice), Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
Saw X: El juego del miedo
2023 · Executive Producer, Characters
La noche del demonio: La puerta roja
2023 · Specs, Characters, Producer, Story
Espiral: El juego del miedo continúa
2021 · Characters, Executive Producer
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
2020 · Self
El Hombre Invisible
2020 · Story, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
Aquaman
2018 · Cargo Pilot
Upgrade: Máquina asesina
2018 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Home Shopper
2018 · Story, Executive Producer
La noche del demonio: La última llave
2018 · Specs, Writer, Characters, Producer
Jigsaw: El Juego Continúa
2017 · Executive Producer, Characters
78/52
2017 · Self
No dejes de mirar
2017 · Matt
Nunca digas su nombre
2017 · Larry Redmon
Knife of the Party
2016 · Executive Producer
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015 · Self, Thanks
Lavalantula
2015 · Darren
La noche del demonio: Capítulo 3
2015 · Specs, Writer, Director, Characters
Infectados
2014 · Doug, Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
The Mule
2014 · Gavin Ellis, Writer, Executive Producer
La noche del demonio: Capítulo 2
2013 · Specs, Characters, Story, Screenplay
Raze
2013 · Elevator Guard
The Pardon
2013 · Clement Moss
Crush: La Delgada Línea Entre El Amor Y La Obsesión
2013 · David
The Debt Collector
2012 · Donovan
Dick Elves
2011 · Larry
La noche del demonio
2011 · Specs, Writer
El juego del miedo 7
2010 · Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited), Executive Producer, Characters
Ga'Hoole: La leyenda de los guardianes
2010 · Jatt (voice)
El juego del miedo 6
2009 · Characters, Executive Producer
The Last Supper
2009 · Phillip, Executive Producer
Doggie Heaven
2008 · Neil, Screenplay
El juego del miedo 5
2008 · Characters, Executive Producer
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
Dying Breed
2008 · Matt
El juego del miedo 4
2007 · Executive Producer, Characters
Sentencia de muerte
2007 · Spink
The Making of Dead Silence
2007 · Self
El Títere
2007 · Writer, Story
El juego del miedo 3
2006 · Adam, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story, Characters
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
2006 · Adam Stanheight, Characters, Thanks
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
2006 · Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Full Disclosure Report
2005 · Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Juego macabro 2
2005 · Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited), Executive Producer, Writer, Characters
Saw: Rebirth
2005 · Characters
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
2005 · Self
El juego del miedo
2004 · Adam, Story, Screenplay
One Perfect Day
2004 · Chris
Saw
2003 · David, Executive Producer, Writer
Razor Eaters
2003 · Nick D.
Matrix recargado
2003 · Axel
The Referees
2003 · Footy Mate
The PhanDom Menace
2002 · Self
Stygian
1998 · Clown / Punk Kid
The Green Hornet and Kato
· Director
Untitled Saw Film
· Producer, Characters
The Invisible Man 2
· Characters
Home Shopper
· Story
