Leigh Whannell

Born: 1977-01-17

Leigh Whannell (born January 17, 1977) is an Australian screenwriter, producer, director and actor who has primarily worked in the horror genre. He is best known for co-creating the "Saw" and "Insidious" franchises with James Wan.


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as Cargo Pilot
Released: 2018-12-07

Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry is taken on the journey of his lifetime to discover if...

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Insidious: The Red Door

as Specs
Released: 2023-07-05

To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert...

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as Axel
Released: 2003-05-15

Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the...

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Insidious: The Last Key

as Specs
Released: 2018-01-03

Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s...

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as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Released: 2004-10-01

Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to...

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Saw 3D

as Adam Stanheight (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2010-10-22

As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to...

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as Adam Stanheight (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 2005-10-28

The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a...

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as Adam Stanheight
Released: 2006-10-26

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the...

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Insidious

as Specs
Released: 2011-03-31

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls...

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Insidious: Chapter 3

as Specs
Released: 2015-05-28

A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more...

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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

as Jatt (voice)
Released: 2010-07-10

When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek...

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Insidious: Chapter 2

as Specs
Released: 2013-09-12

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them...

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The Bye Bye Man

as Larry Redmon
Released: 2017-01-12

When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a...

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Death Sentence

as Spink
Released: 2007-08-31

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he...

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Saw

as David
Released: 2003-10-16

David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play...

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Crush

as David
Released: 2013-03-13

A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.

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Cooties

as Doug
Released: 2014-10-10

A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm...

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Keep Watching

as Matt
Released: 2017-05-04

A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As...

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78/52

as Self
Released: 2017-10-13

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the...

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Not Quite Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2008-08-28

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art...

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Raze

as Security Guard
Released: 2013-04-21

After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with...

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The Mule

as Gavin Ellis
Released: 2014-03-10

In 1983, a naive man is detained by Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in...

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Lavalantula

as Darren
Released: 2015-07-25

Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa...

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Dying Breed

as Matt
Released: 2008-04-26

An extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger. A long-forgotten legend, “The Pieman” aka Alexander...

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Stygian

as Clown / Punk Kid
Released: 1998-10-06

A young couple find themselves trapped in a parallel dimension known as Exile, a world populated...

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The Pardon

as Clement Moss
Released: 2013-03-22

Toni Jo tries to break her husband, Cowboy, out of prison and becomes an instant sensation due...

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One Perfect Day

as Chris
Released: 2004-02-19

Tommy Matisse, a gifted musician, undertakes an odyssey of self-discovery and tragedy in...

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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

as Self
Released: 2015-10-14

Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who...

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The Debt Collector

as Donovan
Released: 2012-03-02

An unlikely love story between a lonely collections agent and his elderly neighbor.

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Full Disclosure Report

as Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
Released: 2005-10-31

A faux documentary set in the world of 'Saw' that sees reporters investigate the mysterious case...

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The Making of Dead Silence

as Self
Released: 2007-06-26

Short documentary on the making of Dead Silence.

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Razor Eaters

as Nick D.
Released: 2003-07-13

The front row ticket to an anarchistic rampage of death and destruction. First turned on during...

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Hacking Away at Saw

as Self
Released: 2005-10-18

Cary Elwes (Dr Gordon), writer/actor Leigh Whannell, director James Wan, Tobin Bell (Jigsaw) and...

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Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man

as Self
Released: 2020-06-29

Tracks Leigh Whannell’s directing process on reimagined horror classic The Invisible Man.

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Blue Heelers

as Jared Ryan
First aired: 1993-09-10

Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue...

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30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

as Himself
First aired: 2007-10-31

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments was a two-part miniseries on Bravo which counted down 30 more of...

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Recovery

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-04-20

Recovery was a music and youth-oriented television series that was broadcast by ABC TV in...

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