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Leigh Whannell
🎂 Jan 17, 1977 (49)
Melbourne, Australia
Leigh Whannell, born in Melbourne, Australia, is an actor and producer. Made their debut in 1998 with Stygian. Best known for Aquaman, playing Cargo Pilot. Also starred in The Matrix Reloaded and Saw. Their filmography spans 41 movies and 3 TV shows over 28 years, across genres including horror, thriller, crime.
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The Matrix Reloaded
2003
Aquaman
2018
Saw
2004
Insidious
2011
Saw II
2005
Wolf Man
2025
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
Saw III
2006
Saw 3D
2010
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
Death Sentence
2007
Cooties
2014
The Bye Bye Man
2017
Crush
2013
Saw
2003
Raze
2013
Keep Watching
2017
Dying Breed
2008
The Pardon
2013
Lavalantula
2015
The Mule
2014
One Perfect Day
2004
Doggie Heaven
2008
Razor Eaters
2003
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Leigh Whannell
1977-01-17 · Melbourne, Australia
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).Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.