• Date of Birth: January 17, 1977
  • Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Leigh Whannell Biography


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Replace this image with an actor photoLeigh Whannell mini-bio: 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 called 'Recovery'. Hosting the film component of the show, Leigh was lucky enough to interview people like Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe, and George Clooney.

After graduating from college, Leigh found himself working more and more as a 'host' or 'presenter' on Australian TV. Small acting roles cropped up from time to time (including one in 'The Matrix Reloaded', which Leigh has said was "the most fun I've ever had in my life") and, along with those, an 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 'The Crow' Proyas' Australian film 'Garage Days' 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' 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.

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Eye color: Blue/Green
Height: 5'7''
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Education: Scoresby Primary School / Brandon Park Secondary College
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Other:His girlfriend is Cobert Tuck / He is Capricorn



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  • kkkoolaid18
    I love u SO much Leigh!! i cant wait for Saw V to come out!!!
    posted 473 days ago
  • popcooorn
    He is best
    Love him 4ever <3
    posted 587 days ago
  • feedme409
    I hope to be an actress some day, and im currently making a home movie myself, so i know what im saying when I say that Leigh Whannell is a GREAT actor! He is my role model. See you at the Oscars, Leigh!
    Perci McCabre
    posted 609 days ago
  • Gracenleigh44
    dawm he is 1 fine dude...
    posted 834 days ago
  • LeighnessLover01
    Leigh Whannell.....is The God of SEXY♥
    and hes such an amazing, down-to-earth guy(i met him once at Monster-Mania)
    heres my myspace if u wanna see even more of leigh!
    http://www.myspace.com/leighnesslover

    posted 905 days ago
  • chocolateswirl11
    In SAW, the scene where he is looking for something to tie to his shirt, to get the tape recorder out of jigsaw's hand, he forgets to use his american accent for one line. Cary (Lawrence) says "There must be something" and Leigh says "There's Nothing" in his normal aussie accent!! Plus this guy is sexy and the most awesome writer/actor ever!!
    posted 1018 days ago
  • omgisa
    go sexy aussie accent! :D
    posted 1063 days ago
  • TheNarratorX
    i agree with the first person. call me weird, but i like the way this guy talks.
    posted 1089 days ago
  • stevey619
    hes awsome!!!
    posted 1109 days ago
  • may1989
    Leigh is cool:D
    posted 1116 days ago

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  • Which actor did Leigh Whannell describe as being 'so British, if you were to slap him in the face he'd say "I'm sorry, I'll have to ask you not to do that again. Not only did it hurt, but it was very impolite."?  Answer »
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