December 31, 2015 @ 2:59 PM

Quote: "I was going through a bit of a tough time healthwise and suffering anxiety," says Whannell. "The anxiety manifested itself in physical ways. I was suffering headaches everyday for nearly a year. It was serious stuff and really started affecting my life." Spending time in a hospital inspired him to endow the lead antagonist of the Saw series, Jigsaw/John Kramer, with cancer. "It was weird to be 25 and sitting in a neurological ward and I'm surrounded by people who actually had brain tumors. It was very scary and it was my first proper look at mortality. I really wanted to get my health back and it really hammered home how important good health is. If you've got that, you've got everything."

 

Short Bio: Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 17 January 1977; he has been a writer since childhood. His parents have been a great influence on his career path.

 Leigh Whannell is an Australian Actor, Writer, Producer and Director.

 

TBHM: Congratulating Mister Leigh Whannell on winning Horror Giant of 2015 for his generous contribution to the horror film genre with franchises like Saw, and Insidious.

Movies:

Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Cooties (2014)

The Mule (2014)

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

Insidious (2011)

Doggy Heaven (2008)

Dead Silence (2007)

Saw I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Saw 3D