As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Wolf Man
2025
6.3
Leigh Whannell
Acting
Birth date
January 17, 1977
Birth place
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 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.
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As Director, As Writer
The Invisible Man
2020
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Upgrade
2018
7.5
As Actor, As Writer
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
6.3
As Actor
Keep Watching
2017
5.1
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
6.3
As Actor, As Writer
Cooties
2014
5.9
As Actor, As Writer
The Mule
2014
6.3
As Actor, As Writer
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
6.7
As Actor, As Writer
Insidious
2011
6.9
As Actor
The Last Supper
2009
1.0
As Actor, As Writer
Doggie Heaven
2008
5.2
As Actor
Dying Breed
2008
5.2
As Actor
The Making of Dead Silence
2007
5.7
As Writer
Dead Silence
2007
6.5
As Actor, As Writer
Saw III
2006
6.4
As Writer
Saw II
2005
6.6
As Actor, As Writer
Saw
2004
7.4
As Actor, As Writer
Saw
2003
7.0