M. Night 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
Credits
- 2024 · Trap as Spotter
- 2023 · Knock at the Cabin as Infomercial Host
- 2021 · Old as Hotel Van Driver
- 2019 · Servant as Delivery Man
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · Glass as Jai, Security Guard
- 2018 · Norm Macdonald Has a Show as Self - Guest
- 2017 · The Making of 'Split' as Self
- 2017 · Split as Jai, Hooters Lover
- 2016 · This Is Us as M. Night Shyamalan
- 2016 · The Making of 'The Visit' as Himself
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · After Earth: A Father's Legacy as Self
- 2013 · After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds as Self
- 2013 · Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies as Self
- 2010 · The Last Airbender as Firebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited)
- 2009 · The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws" as Self
- 2008 · Visions of 'The Happening' as Himself
- 2008 · The Happening: Elements of a Scene as Self
- 2008 · The Happening: A Day for Night as Self
- 2008 · The Happening as Joey (voice)
- 2007 · In the Mood for Doyle as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Reflections of Lady in the Water as
- 2006 · Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story as Himself
- 2006 · Lady in the Water as Vick Ran
- 2005 · Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Deconstructing 'The Village' as Self
- 2004 · Hitchcock and Dial M as Self
- 2004 · The Village as Jay
- 2004 · The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan as Self
- 2003 · Making 'Signs' as Self
- 2002 · Signs as Ray Reddy
- 2000 · Unbreakable as Stadium Drug Dealer
- 2000 · The Sixth Sense: A Conversation with M. Night Shyamalan as Self
- 2000 · The Sixth Sense: The Actors as Self
- 2000 · Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense' as Self
- 2000 · The Sixth Sense: Rules and Clues as Self
- 1999 · The Sixth Sense as Dr. Hill
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1993 · Praying with Anger as Dev Raman
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self