Actor
Brian Lynch
June 21, 1973 · Middletown Township, New Jersey, USA
Brian Michael Lynch (born June 21, 1973) is an American film and comic book writer. Lynch was the initial writer and co-creator of Angel: After the Fall for IDW Publishing alongside Joss Whedon, and is best known for writing the screenplays for the films Puss in Boots (2011), Minions (2015), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022). He has also written unproduced film adaptations of both The Sims and The Muppets.
Notable work
Often works with
Michael Beattie
4 titles together
Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2
Allison Janney
3 titles together
Minions, Minions & Monsters, Binky Nelson Unpacified
Pierre Coffin
3 titles together
Minions, Minions & Monsters, Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Bobby Moynihan
3 titles together
The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Minions & Monsters
Chris Renaud
3 titles together
The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Tara Strong
3 titles together
The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Binky Nelson Unpacified
Full filmography · 11
Minions & Monsters
Writer
20267.6
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Writer
20196.9
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Director
2019
The Secret Life of Pets
Writer
20166.3
Binky Nelson Unpacified
Director and Writer
20156.2
Minions
Writer
20156.4
Phil's Dance Party
Writer
2011
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Comic Book Shopper #1 (uncredited)
20016.4
Love & Rage
Writer
2000
Big Helium Dog
as Director's Assistant and Writer
1999
A Better Place
as Eddie
1997