Leigh Whannell

ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER

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29th May 2022 | FlixCatalog Staff

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 met fellow filmmaker James Wan. In his second year of college, he landed the role of "film guy" on a Saturday morning TV show aimed at teens called Recovery (1996). Filmed totally live in the studio and hosted by actual teenagers, the ground-breaking show was hugely popular down under and was the first to bring "alternative culture" to Australia's TV screens, featuring live performances from bands like Sonic Youth, Weezer, Public Enemy, Ben Harper, Pulp and hundreds more. Hosting the film component of the show, Leigh was lucky enough to interview people like Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe, George Clooney, and eventually went on the host the show in 1999. After graduating from college, Leigh found himself working more and more as a "host" or "presenter" on Australian TV - all the while hatching a plan with James Wan to finally fulfill his dream of making a film. Small acting roles cropped up from time to time (including one in Matrix Reloaded (2003), which Leigh has said was "the most fun I've ever had in my life") and, along with those, some frustrating near-misses (and not so near-misses: like his cringe-inducing audition for "Lord Of The Rings", in which he paid $90 to have "hobbit ears" grafted onto his head, turning up at the casting office dressed as a hobbit - needless to say he didn't get the role). However, it was missing out on a role in Alex Proyas Australian film Garage Days (2002) that finally broke the camel's back. He called Wan and told him that if they wanted to get a film made, they would have to pay for it themselves. Saw (2004) was born. After nine months of writing, Leigh had written the screenplay for what he thought would be a self-financed, "Blair Witch"-style feature, with him starring and James directing. The script gained so much attention that soon enough, they were shopping it around Hollywood....and the rest is history. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Corbett Tuck

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Leigh Whannell’s flixes, followed by YouTube compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Leigh Whannell on average has worked on 1 movies per year from 1996 to 2020. See the full graphs of the number of Leigh Whannell movies released per year from 2003 till 2020.

Top Genres

Leigh Whannell works mostly in Horror Genre followed by Mystery Genre flixes. 29% of Leigh Whannell movies are Horror Genre movies. See Top Genres that Leigh Whannell worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Leigh Whannell has worked on is 6.6.

6.6 / 10

Leigh Whannell's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Horror,Mystery,Thriller
Saw (2004)

Two strangers, who awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.

7.6/10103 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Action,Sci-Fi,Thriller
Upgrade (2018)

Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.

7.5/10100 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

Drama,Horror,Mystery
The Invisible Man (2020)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

7.1/10124 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Horror,Mystery,Thriller
Insidious (2010)

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

6.8/10103 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Horror,Mystery
Saw II (2005)

A detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by the twisted serial killer known as Jigsaw.

6.6/1093 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Horror,Mystery,Thriller
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

The Lamberts believe that they have defeated the spirits that have haunted their family, but they soon discover that evil is not beaten so easily.

6.5/10106 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Comedy,Crime,Drama
The Mule (2014)

After a trip to Thailand, a first-time drug mule finds himself in police custody, with his stomach crammed with narcotics. Now, he has to endure seven sphincter-clenching days to convince them of his innocence. Will nature take its course?

6.3/10103 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Crime,Horror,Mystery
Saw III (2006)

Jigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test.

6.2/10108 min

Available in 10 platform(s).