Bala was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and is of Tamil ancestry.

[citation needed] He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in 2002 and from the school of Theater, Film, & Television at UCLA in 2006.

[citation needed] From 2007–2008, Bala was a series regular on the ABC comedy Notes from the Underbelly portraying the role of Eric.

[1] Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby.

Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead[3] and Vikram Singh on Castle.