| First Name | M. |
| Middle Name | Night |
| Last Name | Shyamalan |
| Full Name at Birth | Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan |
| Age | 41 |
| Date of Birth | August 6, 1970 |
| Birthplace | Pondicherry, Tamil-Nadu, India |
| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Ethnicity | Asian/Indian |
| Nationality | American |
| University | BFA Film, New York University (1993) |
| Occupation Category | Film Director |
| Claim to Fame | The Sixth Sense |
Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (Tamil: ; Malayalam: ,Ma?oj Nelliya??u Syama?a?; born 6 August 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Indian-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots that climax with a twist ending. He is also known for filming his movies (and staging his plots) in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. Shyamalan released his first film, Praying with Anger, in 1992 while he was a New York University student. His second movie, the major feature film Wide Awake, made in 1995 but not released until three years later, did not succeed financially.
Selected M. Night Shyamalan film and TV show credits: