
Leigh Whannell
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Wolf Man
Dan (voice)

Insidious: The Red Door
Specs

Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
Self

Aquaman
Cargo Pilot

Insidious: The Last Key
Specs

78/52
Self

Keep Watching
Matt

The Bye Bye Man
Larry Redmon

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self

Lavalantula
Darren

Insidious: Chapter 3
Specs

Cooties
Doug

The Mule
Gavin Ellis

Insidious: Chapter 2
Specs

Raze
Security Guard

The Pardon
Clement Moss

Crush
David

The Debt Collector
Donovan

Dick Elves
Larry

Insidious
Specs

Saw 3D
Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Jatt (voice)

The Last Supper
Phillip

Doggie Heaven
Neil

Not Quite Hollywood
Self

Dying Breed
Matt

Death Sentence
Spink

The Making of Dead Silence
Self

Making of Saw III
Self

Saw III
Adam Stanheight

Full Disclosure Report
Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

Saw II
Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)

Hacking Away at Saw
Self

Saw
Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

One Perfect Day
Chris

Saw
David

Razor Eaters
Nick D.

The Matrix Reloaded
Axel

The Referees
Footy Mate

The PhanDom Menace
Self

Stygian
Clown / Punk Kid







