Image: Wikimedia CommonsKyle Balda
American animator and film director (born 1971)
- Born March 9, 1971
- 3 movies
Kyle Balda is an American animator and film director who worked at Industrial Light & Magic and Pixar before co-directing a run of Illumination films: The Lorax, Minions, Despicable Me 3 and Minions: The Rise of Gru. He also directed the live-action film The Sheep Detectives (2026).
Kyle Balda appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 2015 to 2026. That includes 3 titles as director. Most of that work is in comedy, family and animation.
Known for
- Minions (2015), Director. Co-directed the Illumination film with Pierre Coffin, released in 2015.
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), Director. Co-directed with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val.
- The Sheep Detectives (2026), Director. Directed the live-action film, released in 2026.
- Despicable Me 3 (2017), Director. Co-directed the Illumination film with Pierre Coffin.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Kyle Balda been in?
- Kyle Balda appears in The Sheep Detectives (2026), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) and Minions (2015) on The Remote.
- When was Kyle Balda born?
- Kyle Balda was born on 9 March 1971.
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