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.

Filmography

• 2027Remain — Nash, Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
• 2024Caddo Lake — Producer
• 2024The Watchers — Producer
• 2024Trap — Spotter, Writer, Director, Producer
• 2023Knock at the Cabin — Infomercial Host, Producer, Screenplay, Director
• 2021Old — Hotel Van Driver, Screenplay, Director, Producer
• 2019Glass — Jai, Security Guard, Director, Producer, Screenplay
• Servant — Delivery Man, Executive Producer, Director
• 2017Split — Jai, Hooters Lover, Director, Writer, Producer
• This Is Us — M. Night Shyamalan
• 2015The Visit — Writer, Producer, Director
• Wayward Pines — Executive Producer, Director
• 2013After Earth — Director, Screenplay, Producer
• 2010Devil — Story, Producer
• 2010The Last Airbender — Firebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer
• 2008The Happening — Joey (voice), Producer, Director, Screenplay
• 2006Lady in the Water — Vick Ran, Director, Producer, Screenplay
• Entourage — M. Night Shyamalan
• 2004Hitchcock and Dial M — Self, Thanks
• 2004The Village — Jay, Director, Producer, Executive Music Producer, Writer
• 2003Making 'Signs' — Self, Thanks
• 2002Signs — Ray Reddy, Director, Producer, Writer
• 2000Unbreakable — Stadium Drug Dealer, Producer, Writer, Director
• 1999Stuart Little — Screenplay
• 1999The Sixth Sense — Dr. Hill, Director, Writer
• 1998Wide Awake — Writer, Director
• 1993Praying with Anger — Dev Raman, Writer, Director, Producer
• Magic 8 Ball — Director, Executive Producer, Creator

Appearances as themselves (28)

• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• Norm Macdonald Has a Show — Self - Guest
• 2017The Making of 'Split' — Self
• 2016The Making of 'The Visit' — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2013After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds — Self
• 2013After Earth: A Father's Legacy — Self
• 2013Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies — Self
• Conan — Self - Guest
• 2009The Shark Is Still Working — Self
• 2008The Happening: A Day for Night — Self
• 2008The Happening: Elements of a Scene — Self
• 2008Visions of 'The Happening' — Self
• 2007In the Mood for Doyle — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2006Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story — Self
• 2006Reflections of Lady in the Water — Self
• 2005Deconstructing 'The Village' — Self
• 2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 2004The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan — Self
• 2000Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense' — Self
• 2000The Sixth Sense: A Conversation with M. Night Shyamalan — Self
• 2000The Sixth Sense: Rules and Clues — Self
• 2000The Sixth Sense: The Actors — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• The Oscars — Self