Kyle Balda

Director

Born: March 9, 1971 (age 55)
From: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Kyle Balda (born March 9, 1971) is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the Illumination films The Lorax (2012) with Chris Renaud, Minions (2015) and Despicable Me 3 (2017) with Pierre Coffin and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val. He previously worked as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic before moving to Pixar, where he…

Filmography (18)

The Sheep Detectives (2026)
Director
Minions & More 2 (2022)
Director
Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
Director
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Director
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies (2019)
Director
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
Director
Weenie (2016)
Director
Competition (2015)
Director
Minions (2015)
Director
Serenade (2012)
Director
Forces of Nature (2012)
Director
Wagon Ho! (2012)
Director
Banana (2010)
Director
Home Makeover (2010)
Director
Orientation Day (2010)
Director
Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009 (2009)
Director
The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998)
Self
My Life On Mars
(voice)