- To help sell his concept for the jigsaw killer thriller Saw (2004), he shot a scene in which he appears to be ensnared in a bear trap. There were no special effects involved; he actually had to place the teeth of the rusty bear trap in his mouth to make it seem real.
- Member of the unofficial "Splat Pack," a term coined by film historian Alan Jones in Total Film magazine for the modern wave of directors making brutally violent horror films. The other "Splat Pack" members are Alexandre Aja, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, Greg McLean, Eli Roth, James Wan, and Rob Zombie.
- Met James Wan at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
- Became a father for the second time to twins Jones Grey and Wren River on July 22nd 2017.
- Welcomed a daughter, named Sabine Silver, with wife Corbett Tuck in March 2013.
- He is allergic to gluten.
- Shares a birthday with Jim Carrey.
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