Leigh Whannell
Australian screenwriter, actor, producer, and director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leigh Whannell (/ˈli ˈwɑːnɛl/;[1] born 17 January 1977) is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He is best known for writing films 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).
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Born | (1977-01-17) January 17, 1977 (age 47) |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Whannell and Wan are the creators of the Saw franchise. Whannell wrote the first installment, co-wrote the second and third installments, was producer or executive producer for all the films, and appeared as the Adam character in three of the installments.[2] He was also the writer of the Saw video game (2009), and co-writer of the 2014 film Cooties.