Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell
Whannell in 2018
Born	(1977-01-17) 17 January 1977 (age 47) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations	Actor screenwriter producer director
Years active	1996–present
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Leigh Whannell (/ˈli ˈwɑːnɛl/;^[1] born 17 January 1977) is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He is best known for writing films 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 two more films, Upgrade (2018) and The Invisible Man (2020).

Whannell and Wan are the creators of the Saw franchise. Whannell wrote the first installment, co-wrote the second and third installments, was producer or executive producer for all the films, and appeared as the Adam Stanheight character in three of the installments.^[2] He was also the writer of the Saw video game (2009), and co-writer of the 2014 film Cooties.