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Leigh Whannell

1977-01-17 (47 years old) in Melbourne, 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 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 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 2014 film Cooties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Insidious: The Red Door
65.97 %|Jul 5, 2023
Horror, Thriller
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Aquaman
68.86 %|Dec 7, 2018
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Insidious: The Last Key
62.53999999999999 %|Jan 3, 2018
Horror, Thriller
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78/52
72.74 %|Oct 13, 2017
Documentary
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Keep Watching
51 %|May 4, 2017
Thriller, Horror, Drama
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The Bye Bye Man
51.74 %|Jan 12, 2017
Horror, Thriller
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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
80 %|Oct 14, 2015
Documentary, Horror
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Lavalantula
50 %|Jul 25, 2015
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Insidious: Chapter 3
62.75 %|May 28, 2015
Horror, Thriller
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Cooties
59 %|Oct 10, 2014
Comedy, Horror
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The Mule
62.56 %|Mar 10, 2014
Crime, Comedy, Thriller
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Insidious: Chapter 2
66.73 %|Sep 12, 2013
Horror, Thriller
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Raze
52 %|Apr 21, 2013
Horror, Thriller
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The Pardon
46 %|Mar 22, 2013
Crime, Drama
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Crush
59.84 %|Mar 13, 2013
Thriller
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The Debt Collector
60 %|Mar 2, 2012
Drama
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Dick Elves
60 %|Dec 25, 2011
Comedy
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Insidious
69.45 %|Mar 31, 2011
Horror, Thriller
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Saw 3D
60 %|Oct 22, 2010
Horror, Crime
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
68 %|Jul 10, 2010
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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The Last Supper
10 %|Jun 26, 2009
Comedy
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Doggie Heaven
52 %|Nov 24, 2008
Comedy
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Not Quite Hollywood
68 %|Aug 28, 2008
Comedy, Documentary
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Dying Breed
51.84 %|Apr 26, 2008
Thriller, Horror
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Death Sentence
68 %|Aug 31, 2007
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Making of Dead Silence
57 %|Jun 26, 2007
Documentary
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Making of Saw 3
0 %|Jan 23, 2007
Documentary, Horror
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Saw III
64.12 %|Oct 26, 2006
Horror, Thriller, Crime
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Full Disclosure Report
0 %|Oct 31, 2005
Crime
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Saw II
66 %|Oct 28, 2005
Horror
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Hacking Away at Saw
60 %|Oct 18, 2005
Documentary, Horror
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Saw
74 %|Oct 1, 2004
Horror, Mystery, Crime
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One Perfect Day
52 %|Feb 19, 2004
Drama, Romance
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Saw
70.09 %|Oct 16, 2003
Crime, Horror, Thriller
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Razor Eaters
56 %|Jul 13, 2003
Crime, Thriller, Action
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The Matrix Reloaded
70.53 %|May 15, 2003
Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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TrollFace
0 %|Invalid Date
Horror, Fantasy
actor
The PhanDom Menace
0 %|Jan 1, 2002
Documentary
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Stygian
0 %|Oct 6, 1998
Action, Fantasy, Horror

Series

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30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
60 %|Oct 31, 2007
Documentary
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Recovery
0 %|Apr 20, 1996
Talk, News
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Blue Heelers
66 %|Sep 10, 1993
Drama