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

• Signs as Ray Reddy
• The Sixth Sense as Dr. Hill
• Unbreakable as Stadium Drug Dealer
• Split as Jai, Hooters Lover
• Knock at the Cabin as Infomercial Host
• 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

TV

• This Is Us as M. Night Shyamalan
• The Daily Show as Self
• The Graham Norton Show as Self
• The View as Self
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
• Servant as Delivery Man
• Norm Macdonald Has a Show as Self - Guest