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Profile of Leigh Whannell
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Leigh Whannell |
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17th January 1977 |
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Leigh Whannell, born on January 17, 1977, is a screenwriter/actor from Melbourne, Australia. A writer since childhood, Whannell worked as a reporter and film critic for several Australian television shows. He also had a minor role in The Matrix Reloaded, as well as the video game Enter The Matrix.
While in film school he met James Wan, who would eventually go on to direct the horror film Saw (co-written by Wan and Whannell) in 2004. After making a short film to showcase the intensity of the script, the film was made and became a low-budget sleeper hit in Halloween of 2004. Whannell co-wrote the script to – and is serving as an executive producer to – the sequel Saw 2, due out in fall 2005.
Filmography
Actor:
- Saw (2004)
- One Perfect Day (2004)
- Razors Eaters (2003)
- Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Writer:
- Silence (2006)
- Saw II (2005)
- Saw (2004)
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