M. Night Shyamalan
Directing
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
Directing20
movieRemain
2027
Director
movieTrap
2024
Director
movieKnock at the Cabin
2023
Director
movieOld
2021
Director
tvServant
2019
Director
movieGlass
2019
Director
movieSplit
2017
Director
movieThe Visit
2015
Director
tvWayward Pines
2015
Director
movieAfter Earth
2013
Director
movieThe Last Airbender
2010
Director
movieThe Happening
2008
Director
movieLady in the Water
2006
Director
movieThe Village
2004
Director
movieSigns
2002
Director
movieUnbreakable
2000
Director
movieThe Sixth Sense
1999
Director
movieWide Awake
1998
Director
moviePraying with Anger
1993
Director
Magic 8 Ball
Director
Acting46
movieTrap
2024
Spotter
movieKnock at the Cabin
2023
Infomercial Host
movieOld
2021
Hotel Van Driver
tvServant
2019
Delivery Man
movieGlass
2019
Jai, Security Guard
tvNorm Macdonald Has a Show
2018
Self - Guest
movieSplit
2017
Jai, Hooters Lover
tvThis Is Us
2016
M. Night Shyamalan
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
movieThe Last Airbender
2010
Firebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited)
movieThe Happening
2008
Joey (voice)
movieLady in the Water
2006
Vick Ran
movieNos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Self (archive footage)
tvEntourage
2004
M. Night Shyamalan
movieSigns
2002
Ray Reddy
movieUnbreakable
2000
Stadium Drug Dealer
movieThe Sixth Sense
1999
Dr. Hill
tvThe View
1997
Self
moviePraying with Anger
1993
Dev Raman
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Production21
movieRemain
2027
Producer
movieCaddo Lake
2024
Producer
movieTrap
2024
Producer
movieThe Watchers
2024
Producer
movieKnock at the Cabin
2023
Producer
movieOld
2021
Producer
tvServant
2019
Executive Producer
movieGlass
2019
Producer
movieSplit
2017
Producer
movieThe Visit
2015
Producer
tvWayward Pines
2015
Executive Producer
movieAfter Earth
2013
Producer
movieDevil
2010
Producer
movieThe Last Airbender
2010
Producer
movieThe Happening
2008
Producer
movieLady in the Water
2006
Producer
movieThe Village
2004
Producer
movieSigns
2002
Producer
movieUnbreakable
2000
Producer
moviePraying with Anger
1993
Producer
Magic 8 Ball
Executive Producer
Writing19
movieRemain
2027
Screenplay, Story, Novel
movieTrap
2024
Writer
movieKnock at the Cabin
2023
Screenplay
movieOld
2021
Screenplay
movieGlass
2019
Screenplay
movieSplit
2017
Writer
movieThe Visit
2015
Writer
movieAfter Earth
2013
Screenplay
movieDevil
2010
Story
movieThe Happening
2008
Screenplay
movieLady in the Water
2006
Screenplay
movieThe Village
2004
Writer
movieSigns
2002
Writer
movieUnbreakable
2000
Writer
movieStuart Little
1999
Screenplay
movieThe Sixth Sense
1999
Writer
movieWide Awake
1998
Writer
Crew3
movieThe Village
2004
Executive Music Producer
Creator1
Magic 8 Ball
Creator