Person

M. Night Shyamalan

Directing · Born 1970-08-06 · Mahé, India

Biography

Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan, is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. His second movie was the comedy-drama film Wide Awake (1998). His most well-received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), and the science fiction thriller Signs (2002). Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the period-piece thriller The Village (2004), the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan's career was revived with the release of the found-footage horror film The Visit (2015), the psychological thriller Split (2016), and the superhero thriller Glass (2019). Glass is the third and final chapter of his Unbreakable film series, which commenced in 2000. In addition to his directorial work, Shyamalan was a story creator and a producer for the horror film Devil (2010). Shyamalan was also called in for an uncredited rewrite for the teen film She's All That (1999) and also served as a writer for the film Stuart Little (1999). Shyamalan is also known for filming and setting his films in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of his commercially successful films were co-produced and released by Walt Disney Studios' Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures and Universal imprints. In 2008, Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.

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Filmography

2027RemainDirector
2024Caddo LakeProducer
2024TrapSpotter
2024The WatchersProducer
2023Knock at the CabinInfomercial Host
2021OldHotel Van Driver
2019ServantDelivery Man
2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
2019GlassJai, Security Guard
2018Norm Macdonald Has a ShowSelf - Guest
2017The Making of 'Split'Self
2017SplitJai, Hooters Lover
2016This Is UsM. Night Shyamalan
2016The Making of 'The Visit'Himself
2015The VisitWriter
2015Wayward PinesExecutive Producer
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2013After Earth: A Father's LegacySelf
2013After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 SecondsSelf
2013After EarthDirector
2013Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never DiesSelf
2010ConanSelf - Guest
2010DevilStory
2010The Last AirbenderFirebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited)
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf
2008Visions of 'The Happening'Self
2008The Happening: A Day for NightSelf
2008The Happening: Elements of a SceneSelf
2008The HappeningJoey (voice)
2007In the Mood for DoyleSelf
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006Reflections of Lady in the Water
2006Lady in the Water: A Bedtime StoryHimself
2006Lady in the WaterVick Ran
2005Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
2005Deconstructing 'The Village'Self
2004Hitchcock and Dial MSelf
2004The VillageJay
2004EntourageM. Night Shyamalan
2004The Buried Secret of M. Night ShyamalanSelf
2003Making 'Signs'Self
2002SignsRay Reddy
2000UnbreakableStadium Drug Dealer
2000The Sixth Sense: A Conversation with M. Night ShyamalanSelf
2000The Sixth Sense: Rules and CluesSelf
2000Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense'Self
2000The Sixth Sense: The ActorsSelf
1999Stuart LittleScreenplay
1999The Sixth SenseDr. Hill
1998Wide AwakeWriter
1997The ViewSelf
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1993Praying with AngerDev Raman
1953The OscarsSelf
—Magic 8 BallDirector

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