M. Night Shyamalan

Directing · Born 1970-08-06 in 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),…

Filmography

• Knock at the Cabin as Infomercial Host
• Signs as Ray Reddy
• The Happening as Joey (voice)
• Lady in the Water as Vick Ran
• The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan as Self
• Praying with Anger as Dev Raman
• Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies as Self
• In the Mood for Doyle as Self
• Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
• The Village as Jay