M. Night Shyamalan

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 37 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Lady in the Water Producer

(2006)

Signs Producer

(2002)

The Village Producer

(2004)

The Sixth Sense Writer

(1999)

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Producer (15 credits)

Labor of Love (producer) (announced)

2019 Servant (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode) (pre-production)

- Episode #1.1 (2019) ... (executive producer)

2019 Glass (producer) (completed)

2016/IX Split (producer - produced by)

2015-2016 Wayward Pines (TV Series) (executive producer - 20 episodes)

- Bedtime Story (2016) ... (executive producer)

- Walcott Prep (2016) ... (executive producer)

- Pass Judgment (2016) ... (executive producer)

- Time Will Tell (2016) ... (executive producer)

- City Upon a Hill (2016) ... (executive producer)

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2015/I The Visit (producer)

2013 After Earth (producer)

2010 Devil (producer)

2010 The Last Airbender (producer)

2008 The Happening (producer)

2006 Lady in the Water (producer)

2004 The Village (producer)

2002 Signs (producer)

2000 Unbreakable (producer)

1992 Praying with Anger (producer)

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Writer (17 credits)

Labor of Love (screenplay) (announced)

2019 Glass (characters) (completed)

2016/IX Split (written by)

2015/I The Visit (written by)

2014 After Hours (TV Series) (guest ending writer - 2 episodes)

- Why Star Wars Is Secretly Racist (2014) ... (guest ending writer - credit only)

- The Whedonverse Conspiracy (2014) ... (guest ending writer - credit only)

2013 After Earth (screenplay)

2010 Devil (story)

2010 The Last Airbender (written by)

2008 The Happening (written by)

2006 Lady in the Water (written by)

2004 The Village (written by)

2002 Signs (written by)

2000 Unbreakable (written by)

1999 Stuart Little (screenplay)

1999 The Sixth Sense (written by)

1998 Wide Awake (written by)

1992 Praying with Anger (written by)

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Director (16 credits)

Labor of Love (announced)

2019 Servant (TV Series) (1 episode) (pre-production)

- Episode #1.1 (2019)

2019 Glass (completed)

2016/IX Split (directed by)

2015/I The Visit

2015 Wayward Pines (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Where Paradise Is Home (2015)

2013 After Earth

2010 The Last Airbender

2008 The Happening

2006 Lady in the Water

2004 The Village

2002 Signs

2000 Unbreakable

1999 The Sixth Sense

1998 Wide Awake

1992 Praying with Anger

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Actor (10 credits)

2016/IX Split
Jai / Hooters Lover

2010 The Last Airbender
Firebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited)

2008 The Happening
Joey (voice)

2007 Entourage (TV Series)
M. Night Shyamalan

- Sorry, Harvey (2007) ... M. Night Shyamalan

2006 Lady in the Water
Vick Ran

2004 The Village
Guard at Desk

2002 Signs
Ray Reddy

2000 Unbreakable
Stadium Drug Dealer

1999 The Sixth Sense
Dr. Hill

1992 Praying with Anger
Dev Raman

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Music department (1 credit)

2004 The Village (executive soundtrack producer - uncredited)

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Thanks (6 credits)

2017 Nikolay Yeriomin's Pintus (Short) (inspirational thanks)

2008 A Pizza Story (Short) (special thanks)

2007 Lonely Road (Short) (acknowledgment)

2004/II Untitled (Short) (special thanks)

2004 Hitchcock and Dial M (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2003 Making 'Signs' (Video documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (67 credits)

2018 Sitges - 51 Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya (TV Special)
Himself

2018 Norm Macdonald Has a Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- M. Night Shyamalan (2018) ... Himself - Guest

2018 Conan (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- The Cast and Director of 'Glass' (2018) ... Himself - Guest

2017 The Filmmaker's Eye: M. Night Shyamalan (Video documentary short)
Himself

2017 The Making of 'Split' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2017 The Many Faces of James McAvoy (Video documentary short)
Himself

2017 Le gros journal (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 15 February 2017 (2017) ... Himself

2008-2017 Días de cine (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 26 January 2017 (2017) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 10 September 2015 (2015) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 3 February 2011 (2011) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 19 June 2008 (2008) ... Himself - Interviewee

2015-2017 Made in Hollywood (TV Series)
Himself

- Split/The Founder/Logan Sneak Peek (2017) ... Himself

- The Perfect Guy/The Visit/Before We Go (2015) ... Himself

2017 Film '72 (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode #46.1 (2017) ... Himself - Interviewee

2017 Quotidien (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 January 2017 (2017) ... Himself

2016 The Making of 'The Visit' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2015 Wayward Pines Season 1: Creating a Mythology (Video documentary short)
Himself

2015 Wayward Pines Season 1: Where Paradise Is Home - A Style Guide to Wayward Pines (Video documentary short)
Himself

2015 Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Andy Samberg/Kevin Love/M. Night Shyamalan/Abe Laboriel Jr. (2015) ... Himself - Guest

2010-2015 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.289 (2015) ... Himself

- Episode #1.176 (2013) ... Himself

- Episode #1.24 (2010) ... Himself

2015 Today (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 8 September 2015 (2015) ... Himself

2015 Weekend Ticket (TV Series short)
Himself

- Episode #3.131 (2015) ... Himself

2014 Talk Stoop (TV Series)
Himself

- Authors (2014) ... Himself

2013 Good Day L.A. (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 30 September 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Guest

2013 Tavis Smiley (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 30 September 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Guest

2013 Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008-2011 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 5 February 2011 (2011) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 14 June 2008 (2008) ... Himself - Interviewee

2010 Devil: The Devil's Meeting (Video short)
Himself

2010 Discovering 'The Last Airbender' (Video documentary)
Himself

2010 The Last Airbender: Siege of the North (Video documentary short)
Himself

2009 Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee / Film Director

- M. Night Shyamalan ... Himself - Interviewee / Film Director

2008 The Happening: A Day for Night (Video short)
Himself

2008 The Happening: Elements of a Scene (Video short)
Himself

2008 The Happening: Forces Unseen (Video short)
Himself

2008 The Happening: I Hear You Whispering (Video short)
Himself

2008 The Happening: The Hard Cut (Video short)
Himself

2008 The Happening: Train Shooting (Video short)
Himself

2008 Visions of 'The Happening' (Video short)
Himself

2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 30 May 2008 (2008) ... Himself

2007 The Shark Is Still Working (Documentary)
Himself

2007 In the Mood for Doyle (TV Movie documentary)

2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2006 Reflections of Lady in the Water (Video documentary short)

2006 Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series)
Himself

- 1 Cent Howard TV Preview (2006) ... Himself

- M. Night Shyamalan (2006) ... Himself

2004-2006 The View (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 21 July 2006 (2006) ... Himself

- Episode dated 26 July 2004 (2004) ... Himself

2006 The Daily Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- M. Night Shyamalan (2006) ... Himself - Guest

2006 HypaSpace (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #5.141 (2006) ... Himself

2005 50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Bruce Willis (2005) ... Himself

2005 Deconstructing 'The Village' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2004 Inside 'The Village': A Movie Special (TV Short)
Himself

2004 4Pop (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Hyvät geenit! (2004) ... Himself

2004 Hitchcock and Dial M (Video documentary short)
Himself - Filmmaker

2004 Strangers on a Train : An Appreciation by M. Night Shyamalan (Video short)
Himself

2004 Howard Stern (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 2 August 2004 (2004) ... Himself

2004 The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2003 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Director (segment "Pirates of the Internet")

- An Island of Sanity/Pirates of the Internet/Mary J (2003) ... Himself - Director (segment "Pirates of the Internet")

2003 Making 'Signs' (Video documentary)
Himself - Director / Writer / Producer

2002 'The Sixth Sense': Reflections from the Set (Video documentary short)
Himself

2002 Between Two Worlds (Video documentary short)
Himself

2002 Moving Pictures: The Storyboard Process (Video documentary short)
Himself

2001 The Making of 'Unbreakable' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2000 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #8.309 (2000) ... Himself - Guest

2000 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 31 October 2000 (2000) ... Himself - Guest

2000 Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense' (Video short)
Himself

2000 The Sixth Sense: A Conversation with M. Night Shyamalan (Video short)
Himself

2000 The Sixth Sense: Reaching the Audience (Video short)
Himself

2000 The Sixth Sense: Rules and Clues (Video short)
Himself

2000 The Sixth Sense: The Actors (Video short)
Himself

2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2000 The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special)
Himself- Accepting Award for Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture / Favorite Motion Picture

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2008 Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV Special)
Himself (uncredited)

2004 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Director (segment "Pirates of the Internet")

- See No Evil/The Garden of Eden/Pirates of the Internet (2004) ... Himself - Director (segment "Pirates of the Internet")

Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story" - Author. Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0316017345 See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Interviews | 18 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Manoj Night Shyamalan

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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"It's human nature. Twenty-six people love the movie, and the 27th person hates it, and the only thing you can think about is the 27th person." (on critics) See more »

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Ranked #21 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #64 in 2002. See more »

Trademark:

His films tend to be religiously themed See more »

Star Sign:

Leo

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