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Leigh Whannell (/ ˈ l i ˈ w ɑː n ɛ l /; 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).
- Actor, screenwriter, producer, director
- 1996–present
Leigh Whannell. Actor: Saw. Leigh Whannell grew up in Melbourne, Australia, where, at the age of four, he developed an obsession with telling stories. Whether it be through acting, writing or filmmaking, his primary love was getting a reaction from an audience.
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Leigh Whannell. Actor: Saw. Leigh Whannell grew up in Melbourne, Australia, where, at the age of four, he developed an obsession with telling stories. Whether it be through acting, writing or filmmaking, his primary love was getting a reaction from an audience. In 1995, at the age of 18, he was accepted into the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's prestigious Media Arts course, where he ...
- January 17, 1977
Mar 31, 2020 · Leigh Whannell and Elisabeth Moss on set of The Invisible Man. Photograph: Mark Rogers Whannell is on the set of his new film, The Invisible Man, a reimagining of the 1897 HG Wells novel of the ...
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Feb 27, 2020 · The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell on reinventing a classic character for a modern audience. HG Wells’ sci-fi horror The Invisible Man was first published, serialized, in 1897 and it’s ...
May 30, 2018 · Leigh Whannell Helped Define a Decade of Horror — and He’s Still Going. In 2003, director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell changed American horror cinema. While countries like France and ...
Sep 12, 2013 · An interview with the Australian screenwriter who co-created the horror franchises Insidious and Saw. Learn about his writing process, his acting, his creative partnership with James Wan, and his views on the future of the genre.
