Kyle Balda

Director

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 worked on three of their films.

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Known For

Minions Not in library

Minions

2015

Despicable Me 3 Not in library

Despicable Me 3

2017

Minions: The Rise of Gru Not in library

Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022

The Making of 'The Frighteners' Not in library

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

1998

My Life On Mars Not in library

My Life On Mars

Acting

2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru as Additional Voices (voice)
2017 Despicable Me 3 as Additional Voice (voice)
2015 Minions as Additional Voices (voice)
1998 The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Self
— My Life On Mars as (voice)

Directing

2026 The Sheep Detectives Director In Library
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Director
2022 Minions & More Volume 1 Director
2022 Minions & More 2 Director
2019 Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies Director
2017 Despicable Me 3 Director
2016 Weenie Director
2015 Minions Director
2015 Competition Director
2012 Serenade Director
2012 Forces of Nature Director
2012 Wagon Ho! Director
2012 The Lorax Co-Director
2010 Banana Director
2010 Home Makeover Director
2010 Orientation Day Director
2009 Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009 Director

Visual Effects

2009 Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book Animation
2008 Dragon Hunters Animation Director
2001 Monsters, Inc. Animation
1999 Toy Story 2 Animation Director
1998 A Bug's Life Animation
1996 Mars Attacks! Animation
1995 Jumanji Animation Supervisor
1994 The Mask Animation
1994 Sleepy Guy Animation