- Date de naissance : 17 janvier 1977
- Nationalité :
Australia - Activités : Scénariste, Acteur
- Personne
Leigh Whannell (/ˈli ˈhwɑːnɛl/; born 17 January 1977) is an Australian screenwriter, actor, film producer, and film director. 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).
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 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.
Early life
Whannell was born in Melbourne, Australia. He believes that he inherited his love of storytelling from his mother, and his fondness of filmmaking from his father, who was a cameraman in the television industry. Born one of two boys, he grew up with his brothers in Melbourne.
Films
| Titre | Activités | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Saw | Scénariste, Acteur | Horror |