Leigh Whannell participated in The Matrix Reloaded with a minor role .
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 .
Leigh Whannell