Writing
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Insidious: Out of the Further
Film · 2026
Wolf Man
Film · 2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Film · 2025
Grave Conversations
Series · 2024
Insidious: The Red Door
Film · 2023
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
Film · 2020
Insidious: The Last Key
Film · 2018
Aquaman
Film · 2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Series · 2018
78/52
Film · 2017
Keep Watching
Film · 2017
The Bye Bye Man
Film · 2017
The Core
Series · 2017
Insidious: Chapter 3
Film · 2015
Lavalantula
Film · 2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Film · 2015
Cooties
Film · 2014
The Mule
Film · 2014
Insidious: Chapter 2
Film · 2013
The Pardon
Film · 2013
Crush
Film · 2013
Raze
Film · 2013
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
Series · 2013
The Debt Collector
Film · 2012
Insidious
Film · 2011
Dick Elves
Film · 2011
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Film · 2010
Saw 3D
Film · 2010
The Last Supper
Film · 2009
The Project
Series · 2009
Dying Breed
Film · 2008
Doggie Heaven
Film · 2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Film · 2008
The Making of Dead Silence
Film · 2007
Making of Saw III
Film · 2007
Death Sentence
Film · 2007
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
Series · 2007
Saw III
Film · 2006
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
Film · 2006
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
Film · 2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Film · 2006
Full Disclosure Report
Film · 2005
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
Film · 2005
Saw II
Film · 2005
Saw
Film · 2004
One Perfect Day
Film · 2004
The Matrix Reloaded
Film · 2003
Saw
Film · 2003
Razor Eaters
Film · 2003
The Referees
Film · 2003
The Panel
Series · 2003
The PhanDom Menace
Film · 2002
Stygian
Film · 1998
Recovery
Series · 1996
Blue Heelers
Series · 1993
Neighbours
Series · 1985