Originally from Wisconsin, Kyle Hausmann-Stokes is an award-winning director and writer based in Los Angeles. 

Kyle enlisted in the U.S. Army a month before 9/11, served 5 years as a paratrooper and received the Bronze Star in Iraq. He used the G.I. Bill to graduate from USC film, after which he spent a decade directing commercials around the world for brands like Google, IBM, US Air Force and the Dept of Veterans Affairs.

In 2010 Kyle founded Blue Three Productions, a production company through which he wrote, produced and directed dozens of narrative, nonfiction, advertising and PSA campaigns about the military and veterans. In 2012, he co-founded  Veterans in Media & Entertainment, which grew to become the largest organization for military veteran working in the entertainment industry and foremost conduit between Hollywood and the veteran community.

Kyle co-wrote and directed the 2025 autobiographical dark comedy MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE starring Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales. The film won the 2024 SXSW Audience Award (also Woodstock Grand Jury and Mill Valley Audience Award) was released in theaters nationwide and was one of the highest rated films of the year; 95% Rotten Tomatoes by critics and audiences alike. 

Kyle resides in NE LA with his partner and one-eyed dog, Mason. 

// SELECT PRESS
- VARIETY: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes Was a Bronze Star Paratrooper in Iraq. Now He Has One of the Hottest Films at SXSW
- DEADLINE: Grandview Signs Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Director Of SXSW-Bound Dramedy ‘My Dead Friend Zoe’
- VARIETY: ‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Filmmaker Explains Why He Chose Two Women of Color to Tell His Own Army Veteran Story at SXSW
- MDFZ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews / Articles 

// CONTACT
+ Managers: Untitled Entertainment: Sam Warren + Harry Lengsfield // 310.601.2100
+ Agent: CAA: Pete Stein / Stephanie Smalling // 310.550.4000
+ Direct: kylehs at gmail dot com // 626.885.1425