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.

Фільмографія

• 2026Астрал: За межами Потойбіччя — Specs (archive footage), Characters, Producer
• 2025Вовкулака — Dan (voice), Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
• 2023Астрал: Червоні двері — Specs, Characters, Producer, Story
• 2023Пила Х — Executive Producer, Characters
• 2021Пила: Спіраль — Characters, Executive Producer
• 2020Людина-невидимка — Story, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
• 2018Home Shopper — Story, Executive Producer
• 2018Аквамен — Cargo Pilot
• 2018Апгрейд — Director, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2018Астрал: Останній ключ — Specs, Writer, Characters, Producer
• 2017Keep Watching — Matt
• 2017Байбаймен — Larry Redmon
• 2017Пила 8 — Executive Producer, Characters
• 2016Knife of the Party — Executive Producer
• 2015Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw — Self, Thanks
• 2015Lavalantula — Darren
• 2015Астрал: Частина 3 — Specs, Writer, Director, Characters
• 2014The Mule — Gavin Ellis, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2014Кутіс — Doug, Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
• 2013Crush — David
• Insidious: Spectral Sightings — Specs
• 2013Raze — Elevator Guard
• 2013The Pardon — Clement Moss
• 2013Астрал: Частина 2 — Specs, Characters, Screenplay, Story
• 2012The Debt Collector — Donovan
• 2011Dick Elves — Larry
• 2011Астрал — Specs, Writer
• 2010Легенди нічної варти — Jatt (voice)
• 2010Пила 3D — Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited), Executive Producer, Characters
• 2009The Last Supper — Phillip, Executive Producer
• 2009Пила 6 — Characters, Executive Producer
• 2008Doggie Heaven — Neil, Screenplay
• 2008Dying Breed — Matt
• 2008Пила 5 — Characters, Executive Producer
• 2007Мертва тиша — Writer, Story
• 2007Пила 4 — Executive Producer, Characters
• 2007Смертний вирок — Spink
• 2006The Scott Tibbs Documentary — Adam Stanheight, Characters, Thanks
• 2006Пила 3 — Adam, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story, Characters
• 2005Full Disclosure Report — Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
• 2005Saw: Rebirth — Characters
• 2005Пила 2 — Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited), Executive Producer, Characters, Writer
• 2004One Perfect Day — Chris
• 2004Пила — Adam, Story, Screenplay
• 2003Razor Eaters — Nick D.
• 2003Saw — David, Executive Producer, Writer
• 2003The Referees — Footy Mate
• 2003Матриця: Перезавантаження — Axel
• 1998Stygian — Clown / Punk Kid
• Blue Heelers — Jared Ryan
• Neighbours — Stuart Maughan
• The Green Hornet and Kato — Director
• The Invisible Man 2 — Characters
• Untitled Saw Film — Producer, Characters

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (17)

• 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self (archive footage)
• Grave Conversations — Self
• 2020Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man — Self
• Історія жахів Елая Рота — Self
• 201778/52 — Self
• The Core — Self
• The Project — Self
• 2008Not Quite Hollywood — Self
• 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments — Self
• 2007Making of Saw III — Self
• 2007The Making of Dead Silence — Self
• 2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam — Self
• 2005Hacking Away at 'Saw' — Self
• The Panel — Self
• 2002The PhanDom Menace — Self
• Recovery — Self