Leigh Whannell
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).
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Acting
Movie
Aquaman
as Cargo Pilot
2018
Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
as Axel
2003
Movie
Saw
as Adam Radford
2004
Movie
Insidious
as Specs
2011
Movie
Saw II
as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
2005
Movie
Saw III
as Adam Radford
2006
Movie
Insidious: Chapter 2
as Specs
2013
Movie
Insidious: Chapter 3
as Specs
2015
Movie
Saw 3D
as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Movie
Insidious: The Last Key
as Specs
2018
Movie
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Jatt (voice)
2010
Movie
Insidious: The Red Door
as Specs
2023
Movie
The Bye Bye Man
as Larry Redmon
2017
Movie
Death Sentence
as Spink
2007
Movie
Wolf Man
as Dan (voice)
2025
Movie
Cooties
as Doug
2014
Movie
Saw
as David
2003
Movie
Crush
as David
2013
Movie
Keep Watching
as Matt
2017
Movie
Raze
as Security Guard
2013
Movie
Lavalantula
as Darren
2015
Movie
The Mule
as Gavin Ellis
2014
Movie
78/52
as Self
2017
Movie
Dying Breed
as Matt
2008
Crew
Movie
Saw
Story
2004
Movie
Insidious
Writer
2011
Movie
The Invisible Man
Story
2020
Movie
Saw II
Executive Producer
2005
Movie
Upgrade
Director
2018
Movie
Saw III
Screenplay
2006
Movie
Insidious: Chapter 2
Screenplay
2013
Movie
Saw IV
Executive Producer
2007
Movie
Jigsaw
Executive Producer
2017
Movie
Saw V
Characters
2008
Movie
Insidious: Chapter 3
Director
2015
Movie
Saw VI
Characters
2009