Leigh Whannell
Leigh Whannell
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Leigh Whannell

Nato/a il 17 gennaio 1977 a Melbourne, Victoria, 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Insidious - Fuori dall’Altrove ★ 7,7
Insidious - Fuori dall’Altrove 2026 · Specs (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies 2025 · Self (archive footage)
Wolf Man ★ 6,1
Wolf Man 2025 · Dan (voice)
Grave Conversations ★ 10,0
Grave Conversations 2024 · Self · Serie
Insidious - La porta rossa ★ 6,6
Insidious - La porta rossa 2023 · Specs
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man 2020 · Self
Aquaman ★ 6,9
Aquaman 2018 · Cargo Pilot
Eli Roth's History of Horror ★ 6,4
Eli Roth's History of Horror 2018 · Self · Serie
Insidious - L'ultima chiave ★ 6,3
Insidious - L'ultima chiave 2018 · Specs
The Core ★ 4,5
The Core 2017 · Self · Serie
78/52 ★ 7,1
78/52 2017 · Self
Keep Watching ★ 5,0
Keep Watching 2017 · Matt
The Bye Bye Man ★ 5,2
The Bye Bye Man 2017 · Larry Redmon
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw ★ 7,2
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw 2015 · Self
Lavalantula ★ 4,8
Lavalantula 2015 · Darren
Insidious 3 - L'inizio ★ 6,3
Insidious 3 - L'inizio 2015 · Specs
Cooties ★ 5,9
Cooties 2014 · Doug
The Mule ★ 6,3
The Mule 2014 · Gavin Ellis
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
Insidious: Spectral Sightings 2013 · Specs · Serie
Oltre i confini del male: Insidious 2 ★ 6,7
Oltre i confini del male: Insidious 2 2013 · Specs
Raze ★ 5,1
Raze 2013 · Elevator Guard
The Pardon ★ 4,4
The Pardon 2013 · Clement Moss
Crush ★ 6,0
Crush 2013 · David
The Debt Collector ★ 6,0
The Debt Collector 2012 · Donovan
Dick Elves ★ 6,0
Dick Elves 2011 · Larry
Insidious ★ 7,0
Insidious 2011 · Specs
Saw 3D - Il capitolo finale ★ 6,0
Saw 3D - Il capitolo finale 2010 · Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
Il regno di Ga'Hoole - La leggenda dei guardiani ★ 6,8
Il regno di Ga'Hoole - La leggenda dei guardiani 2010 · Jatt (voice)
The Project ★ 4,0
The Project 2009 · Self · Serie
The Last Supper ★ 1,0
The Last Supper 2009 · Phillip
Doggie Heaven ★ 5,1
Doggie Heaven 2008 · Neil
Not Quite Hollywood ★ 6,8
Not Quite Hollywood 2008 · Self
Dying Breed ★ 5,2
Dying Breed 2008 · Matt
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments ★ 6,0
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments 2007 · Self · Serie
Death Sentence ★ 6,8
Death Sentence 2007 · Spink
The Making of Dead Silence ★ 5,7
The Making of Dead Silence 2007 · Self
Saw III - L'enigma senza fine ★ 6,4
Saw III - L'enigma senza fine 2006 · Adam
The Scott Tibbs Documentary ★ 4,8
The Scott Tibbs Documentary 2006 · Adam Stanheight
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film ★ 6,8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006 · Self (archive footage)
Full Disclosure Report ★ 5,0
Full Disclosure Report 2005 · Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Saw II - La soluzione dell'enigma ★ 6,6
Saw II - La soluzione dell'enigma 2005 · Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
Hacking Away at 'Saw' ★ 6,0
Hacking Away at 'Saw' 2005 · Self
Saw - L'enigmista ★ 7,4
Saw - L'enigmista 2004 · Adam
One Perfect Day ★ 5,4
One Perfect Day 2004 · Chris
Saw ★ 7,0
Saw 2003 · David
The Panel ★ 8,5
The Panel 2003 · Self · Serie
Razor Eaters - Senza limiti ★ 6,0
Razor Eaters - Senza limiti 2003 · Nick D.
Matrix Reloaded ★ 7,1
Matrix Reloaded 2003 · Axel
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