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...

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Insidious: Out of the FurtherMovie • 2026NeighboursSeries • 1985Blue HeelersSeries • 1993The Matrix ReloadedMovie • 2003SawMovie • 2004Insidious: Chapter 3Movie • 2015Insidious: The Red DoorMovie • 2023Insidious: Chapter 2Movie • 2013InsidiousMovie • 2011The Invisible ManMovie • 2020AquamanMovie • 2018Insidious: The Last KeyMovie • 2018Dead SilenceMovie • 2007Saw IIIMovie • 2006Wolf ManMovie • 2025Death SentenceMovie • 2007JigsawMovie • 2017Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleMovie • 2010Saw XMovie • 2023Saw IIMovie • 2005UpgradeMovie • 2018Spiral: From the Book of SawMovie • 2021Saw VMovie • 2008Saw 3DMovie • 2010