Directing
M. Night Shyamalan
EN, DE, PT cinema · 42 credits
Born
6 August 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Mahé, India
Also known as Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
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.
Known for
Filmography
Remain
as Nash, Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Trap
as Spotter, Writer, Director, Producer
Caddo Lake
Producer
The Watchers
Producer
Knock at the Cabin
as Infomercial Host, Producer, Screenplay, Director
Old
as Hotel Van Driver, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Glass
as Jai, Security Guard, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Split
as Jai, Hooters Lover, Director, Writer, Producer
The Visit
Director, Writer, Producer
After Earth
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Last Airbender
as Firebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer
Devil
Story, Producer
The Happening
as Joey (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer
Lady in the Water
as Vick Ran, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Village
as Jay, Director, Producer, Executive Music Producer, Writer
Hitchcock and Dial M
as Self, Thanks
Making 'Signs'
2003
Making 'Signs'
as Self, Thanks
Signs
as Ray Reddy, Director, Producer, Writer
Unbreakable
as Stadium Drug Dealer, Director, Producer, Writer
The Sixth Sense
as Dr. Hill, Director, Writer
Stuart Little
Screenplay
Wide Awake
Writer, Director
Praying with Anger
as Dev Raman, Director, Writer, Producer