Leigh Whannell

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, including ABC's Recovery hosted by Dylan Lewis. He also had a minor role in The Matrix Reloaded, as well as the video game Enter The Matrix as the character Axel. 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 late 2004. Whannell co-wrote the script to the 2005 sequel Saw II, additionally serving as an executive producer. He is currently working with James Wan in a new horror film "[1]" . Silence is due out in 2006 as is Saw III which he and James wrote.