M. Night Shyamalan

Q: Has M. Night Shyamalan won any major awards?

Shyamalan has received several awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'The Sixth Sense' and nominations for Academy Awards.

Q: What was M. Night Shyamalan's first film?

Shyamalan's first feature film was 'Praying with Anger', released in 1992, which he wrote, directed, and starred in.

Q: What is M. Night Shyamalan's filmmaking style?

Shyamalan is known for his suspenseful storytelling and twist endings, often incorporating supernatural elements and moral questions in his narratives.

Q: What is M. Night Shyamalan's estimated net worth?

As of 2025, M. Night Shyamalan's estimated net worth is around $80 million, primarily from his successful film career.

Q: How many children does M. Night Shyamalan have?

Shyamalan has three children with his wife Bhavna Vaswani, although their names are not publicly disclosed.

Q: What are some notable films in Shyamalan's filmography?

Notable films in Shyamalan's filmography include 'The Sixth Sense', 'Unbreakable', 'Signs', 'The Village', and more recently, 'Glass'.

Q: What themes are commonly found in Shyamalan's films?

Shyamalan's films often explore themes of faith, family, and the nature of reality, frequently featuring twist endings that challenge viewers' perceptions.

Known for

Split (2016)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2016 / Horror, Thriller / 117 min

Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate...

The Sixth Sense (1999)

IMDb 8.2 / 10

1999 / Drama, Mystery / 107 min

Following an unexpected tragedy, a child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe meets an nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark...

Unbreakable (2000)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2000 / Drama, Mystery / 106 min

An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this...

Name

M. Night Shyamalan

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

6 August 1970, Mahé, Seychelles

Spouses

Bhavna Vaswani (2001–present)

Children

3 children, names not publicly disclosed

Parents

Dharam Shyamalan, Jayashri Shyamalan

Estimated Net Worth

$80 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	Movie Trap A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and...	Spotter	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2023	Movie Knock at the Cabin While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers...	Infomercial Host	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Old A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing...	Hotel Van Driver	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV Servant A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door...	Delivery Man	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	TV A Little Late with Lilly Singh The comedian, actress, social media sensation, producer and author of "How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life,"...	Self	TMDB 3.4 / 10
2019	Movie Glass In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb,...	Jai, Security Guard	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2018	TV Norm Macdonald Has a Show Building on their original talk show, comedian Norm Macdonald and sidekick Adam Eget sit down and chat with celebrity guests...	Self - Guest	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2017	Movie The Making of 'Split' A piece in which Shyamalan discusses his growth as a person and a filmmaker, how the film reflects his growth,...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	Movie Split Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set...	Jai, Hooters Lover	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	TV This Is Us Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present...	M. Night Shyamalan	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2016	TV WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews Is Ice Cube a nice guy? Do astronauts really drink their own pee? Does Gerard Butler still surf? The internet...	Self - Guest	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2016	Movie The Making of 'The Visit' Shyamalan looks back at his career and discusses returning to his roots in The Visit. The piece covers the challenges...	Himself	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2013	Movie After Earth: A Father's Legacy This is a featurette with some behind-the-scenes footage of Will Smith and Jaden Smith on-set	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds Shows Behind-the-Scenes footage compiled into a montage video clip set to music, with no dialogue.	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2013	Movie Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies An in-depth look at the life and career of Bruce Willis, featuring never-before-seen photos and videos from the Willis family...	Self	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2010	TV Conan A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2010	Movie The Last Airbender A century has passed since the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations of air, water, and earth...	Firebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited)	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2009	Movie The Shark Is Still Working After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2008	Movie The Happening: Elements of a Scene This making-of is a feature that examines some of the story boarding and Pre-Viz sequences for the film, and moves...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Visions of 'The Happening' This making-of features additional background on the original ideas for the film. Shyamalan discusses his initial inspiration to make the...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie The Happening: A Day for Night This making-of is an interesting, candid look at how the director operates during a typical day during principal photography.	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie The Happening When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma...	Joey (voice)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2007	Movie In the Mood for Doyle Christopher Doyle is one of the best known and most acclaimed directors of photography in world cinema. Born in Australia,...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	Movie Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story A five-minute reading of Shyamalan's children's book of Lady in the Water.	Himself	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2006	Movie Reflections of Lady in the Water Explores the nature of creativity and collaboration on the making of this very unique story in an earnest and unexpectedly...	Unknown character	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2006	Movie Lady in the Water Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he...	Vick Ran	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2005	Movie Nos Bastidores de Hollywood	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2005	Movie Deconstructing 'The Village' In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get notes from the crew...	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2004	Movie Hitchcock and Dial M A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2004	Movie The Village When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of...	Jay	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	TV Entourage Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty...	M. Night Shyamalan	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2004	Movie The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2003	Movie Making 'Signs' Nearly every possible aspect of fimmaking used to produce the motion picture Signs (2002) is closely examined here. This serves...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2002	Movie Signs A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.	Ray Reddy	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2000	Movie Unbreakable An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed....	Stadium Drug Dealer	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2000	Movie Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense' This making-of piece features Shaymalan and composer James Newton Howard sharing their insights into the film's powerful score and unique...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2000	Movie The Sixth Sense: Rules and Clues This making-of piece examines the various guiding elements of the story and various aspects of the film that hint to...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2000	Movie The Sixth Sense: A Conversation with M. Night Shyamalan A Conversation with director M. Night Shyamalan discussing the film.	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2000	Movie The Sixth Sense: The Actors A brief feature that showcases various cast members discussing the film.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	Movie The Sixth Sense Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding...	Dr. Hill	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1993	Movie Praying with Anger An alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots...	Dev Raman	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2027	Movie Remain Architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design a client’s summer home. Struggling with the loss of his family,...	Director Directing	Not rated
2027	Movie Remain Architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design a client’s summer home. Struggling with the loss of his family,...	Story Writing	Not rated
2027	Movie Remain Architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design a client’s summer home. Struggling with the loss of his family,...	Producer Production	Not rated
2027	Movie Remain Architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design a client’s summer home. Struggling with the loss of his family,...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
2024	Movie Caddo Lake When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together,...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2024	Movie Trap A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2024	Movie Trap A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2024	Movie Trap A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2024	Movie The Watchers A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2023	Movie Knock at the Cabin While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2023	Movie Knock at the Cabin While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2023	Movie Knock at the Cabin While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Old A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Old A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Old A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV Servant A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	TV Servant A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	Movie Glass In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb,...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2019	Movie Glass In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb,...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2019	Movie Glass In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb,...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2017	Movie Split Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie Split Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie Split Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2015	Movie The Visit A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2015	Movie The Visit A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2015	Movie The Visit A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2015	TV Wayward Pines Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2015	TV Wayward Pines Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie After Earth One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2013	Movie After Earth One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2013	Movie After Earth One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2010	Movie Devil A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2010	Movie Devil A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.	Story Writing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2010	Movie The Last Airbender A century has passed since the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations of air, water, and earth...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2010	Movie The Last Airbender A century has passed since the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations of air, water, and earth...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2010	Movie The Last Airbender A century has passed since the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations of air, water, and earth...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2008	Movie The Happening When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2008	Movie The Happening When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2008	Movie The Happening When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2006	Movie Lady in the Water Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2006	Movie Lady in the Water Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2006	Movie Lady in the Water Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2004	Movie Hitchcock and Dial M A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'	Thanks Crew	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2004	Movie The Village When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie The Village When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie The Village When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie The Village When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of...	Executive Music Producer Crew	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2003	Movie Making 'Signs' Nearly every possible aspect of fimmaking used to produce the motion picture Signs (2002) is closely examined here. This serves...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2002	Movie Signs A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2002	Movie Signs A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2002	Movie Signs A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2000	Movie Unbreakable An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed....	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2000	Movie Unbreakable An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed....	Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2000	Movie Unbreakable An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed....	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1999	Movie Stuart Little When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell,...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1999	Movie The Sixth Sense Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1999	Movie The Sixth Sense Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1998	Movie Wide Awake The tale of a ten-year-old boy in a Catholic school who, following the death of his beloved grandfather, embarks on...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1998	Movie Wide Awake The tale of a ten-year-old boy in a Catholic school who, following the death of his beloved grandfather, embarks on...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1993	Movie Praying with Anger An alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1993	Movie Praying with Anger An alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1993	Movie Praying with Anger An alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.9 / 10
TBA	TV Magic 8 Ball A mysterious Magic 8 Ball leads a group of people into a dark web of supernatural events, where their deepest...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	TV Magic 8 Ball A mysterious Magic 8 Ball leads a group of people into a dark web of supernatural events, where their deepest...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	TV Magic 8 Ball A mysterious Magic 8 Ball leads a group of people into a dark web of supernatural events, where their deepest...	Creator Creator	Not rated

Trap

2024 / TMDB 6.2

Knock at the Cabin

2023 / TMDB 6.3

Old

2021 / TMDB 6.3

Glass

2019 / TMDB 6.7

The Making of 'Split'

2017 / TMDB 6.4

Split

2017 / TMDB 7.3

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M. Night Shyamalan

Known for

Split (2016)

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Unbreakable (2000)

Personal details

Credits

Latest Release

Trap

Knock at the Cabin

Old

Glass

The Making of 'Split'

Split

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