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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Acted in
Wolf Man
2025
as Dan (voice)
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
as Specs
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
2020
as Self
Aquaman
2018
as Cargo Pilot
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
as Specs
78/52
2017
as Self
Keep Watching
2017
as Matt
The Bye Bye Man
2017
as Larry Redmon
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
as Self
Lavalantula
2015
as Darren
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
as Specs
Cooties
2014
as Doug
The Mule
2014
as Gavin Ellis
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
as Specs
Raze
2013
as Security Guard
The Pardon
2013
as Clement Moss
Crush
2013
as David
The Debt Collector
2012
as Donovan
Dick Elves
2011
as Larry
Insidious
2011
as Specs
Saw 3D
2010
as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
as Jatt (voice)
The Last Supper
2009
as Phillip
Doggie Heaven
2008
as Neil
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
Dying Breed
2008
as Matt
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007
as Himself
Death Sentence
2007
as Spink
The Making of Dead Silence
2007
as Self
Making of Saw 3
2007
Saw III
2006
as Adam Stanheight
Full Disclosure Report
2005
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Saw II
2005
as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
Hacking Away at Saw
2005
as Self
Saw
2004
as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
One Perfect Day
2004
as Chris
Saw
2003
as David
Razor Eaters
2003
as Nick D.
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
as Axel
The PhanDom Menace
2002
as Himself
Stygian
1998
as Clown / Punk Kid
Blue Heelers
1993
as Jared Ryan
TrollFace
as Guy (archive footage) (uncredited)