Flea
Actor
Born October 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea was born in Melbourne, Victoria; his family moved to Rye, New York, when he was four. After his parents divorced, Flea spent his childhood in the United States and Australia, before settling in California. At high school, he befriended singer Anthony Kiedis, with whom he formed the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1983. Flea is also a member of the supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and has played with acts including the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MC, Nirvana, What Is This?, Fear, and Jane's Addiction.
Filmography
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Self
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
Inside Out 2
Jake (voice)
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
Self - Bass
Codice Carla
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
Babylon
Bob Levine
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Vect Nokru
I Heart Arlo
Ruff (voice)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
The Sparks Brothers
Self
What Drives Us
Self
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Ruff (voice)
Queen & Slim
Mr. Shepherd
Toy Story 4
Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
Himself
Love, Death & Robots
Flea (voice)
Punk
Self
Boy Erased
Brandon
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
Bass
Baby Driver
Eddie
The Public Image Is Rotten
Himself
Song to Song
Michael Peter Balzary
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
Bass
Highston
Flea
Riley's First Date?
Jordan's Fear (voice)
Zelos
Inside Out
Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
Jaco
Self
Hot Ones
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Roller Man (voice)
Low Down
Hobbs
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
Himself
The Art of Punk
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
bass, piano, backing vocals
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
My Own Private River
Budd (archive footage)
The Other F Word
Self
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Self
Bob and the Monster
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
Self
MTV World Stage
Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
Lil' Bush
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
Self
Final 24: River Phoenix
Self (archive footage)
Coachella
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
Self - Bass
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Self
American Dad!
Orderly (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
Self - Bass
Rugrats Go Wild
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
Self (archive footage)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Rising Low
Self
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
Self
Gen¹³
Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
Woodstock '99
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
Self
Goodbye, Casanova
Silent
Liar's Poker
Freddie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
Self - Bass
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
Self
Family Guy
Flea (voice)
Three Days
Self
Psycho
Bob Summerfield
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Self
The Lionhearts
(voice)
Free Tibet
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Wild Thornberrys
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Musician
The Big Lebowski
Nihilist
Just Your Luck
Johnny
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
Himself
MADtv
Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
Hi Octane
Self
Duckman
Flea (voice)
The Chase
Dale
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
Son in Law
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
Self
Roadside Prophets
Too Free Stooges
Flea Master Session
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
Motorama
Busboy
My Own Private Idaho
Budd
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self
Back to the Future Part III
Needles
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
Self
The Simpsons
Flea (voice)
Back to the Future Part II
Needles
MTV Rockumentary
Let's Get Lost
Self
The Blue Iguana
Floyd
Stranded
Jester The Alien
Less Than Zero
Musician #1
Red Hot Skate Rock
Himself
Dudes
Milo
Zabagabee
Tough Guys
Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Thrashin'
Flea
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Suburbia
Razzle
Nightmares
Singer (voice)
The Outsiders
Soc (uncredited)
The Grammys
Self