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Leigh Whannell
Writing
17 Jan 1977 (49 years)
Melbourne, Australia
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 wro...
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Leigh Whannell's Movies
69%
Aquaman
07 Dec 2018
71%
The Matrix Reloaded
15 May 2003
74%
Saw
01 Oct 2004
69%
Insidious
31 Mar 2011
66%
Saw II
28 Oct 2005
64%
Saw III
26 Oct 2006
67%
Insidious: Chapter 2
12 Sept 2013
63%
Insidious: Chapter 3
28 May 2015
60%
Saw 3D
22 Oct 2010
63%
Insidious: The Last Key
03 Jan 2018
68%
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
10 Jul 2010
65%
Insidious: The Red Door
05 Jul 2023
52%
The Bye Bye Man
12 Jan 2017
68%
Death Sentence
31 Aug 2007
62%
Wolf Man
15 Jan 2025
59%
Cooties
10 Oct 2014
70%
Saw
16 Oct 2003
60%
Crush
13 Mar 2013
50%
Keep Watching
04 May 2017
51%
Raze
21 Apr 2013
