[3] He attended primary and secondary school in Grafton[4] before moving to Brisbane to study Arts/Law at Queensland University of Technology.
[7] Balk is best known for his original television roles, notably scrapboy in dirtgirlworld[8][9] & Get Grubby TV,[10] Glen Goosebump in SMASHHDOWN!,[11] and various characters on BrainBuzz.
[23] The creators of the show dedicated the nomination to key creatives on the team citing Michael Balk among them.
[25] dirtgirlworld also received nominations for a BAFTA[26] and Prix Jeunesse Award[27] in 2010, and for Outstanding Preschool Programme at the 2011 JAPAN prize[28] in Tokyo.
In 2013, Balk and the team from the ABC went on to win the International Digital Emmy Award in Cannes for their work on dirtgirlworld.