Flea
Known for acting · Born 16 October 1962 · 63 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
150 credits
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.
Known for
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Baby Driver
2017
Queen & Slim
2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998
Boy Erased
2018
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026
My Own Private Idaho
1991
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Suburbia
1984
Jaco
2015
What Drives Us
2021
Acting (146)
2026The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, HillelSelfFilm
2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)SelfFilm
2026Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelfFilm
2025FireAid Benefit ConcertSelfFilm
20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2025Harley Flanagan: Wired for ChaosSelfFilm
2024Inside Out 2Jake (voice)Film
2024ZEF - The Story of Die AntwoordSelfFilm
2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.SelfSeries
2024Paris 2024 Olympic Closing CeremonySelf (Red Hot Chili Peppers)Film
2024Yo Gabba GabbaLand!Self · 2 episodesSeries
2024Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets WeirdSelfFilm
2024Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023Film
2024Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza · 3 episodesSeries
2023Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo DomeFilm
2023Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023Self - BassFilm
2023Le groupe qui a changé ma vieSelfFilm
2022BabylonBob LevineFilm
2022Obi-Wan KenobiVect Nokru · 2 episodesSeries
2022Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022SelfFilm
2021The Sparks BrothersSelfFilm
2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageSelfFilm
2021Arlo the Alligator BoyRuff (voice)Film
2021What Drives UsSelfFilm
2021I Heart ArloRuff (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2019Toy Story 4Caboom TV Announcer (voice)Film
2019Love, Death & RobotsFlea (voice)Series
2019Queen & SlimMr. ShepherdFilm
2019PunkSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2019Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The PyramidsHimselfFilm
2018Boy ErasedBrandonFilm
2018Horses: Patti Smith and Her BandHimselfFilm
2017Baby DriverEddieFilm
2017Song to SongMichael Peter BalzaryFilm
2017The Public Image Is RottenHimselfFilm
2017Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in RioBassFilm
2016Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016BassFilm
2016Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016BassFilm
2016Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016BassFilm
2015Inside OutMind Worker Cop Jake (voice)Film
2015Riley's First Date?Jordan's Fear (voice)Film
2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
2015JacoSelfFilm
2015HighstonFleaSeries
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf, Self - Guest / Musical GuestSeries
2014Low DownHobbsFilm
2014Stan Lee's Mighty 7Roller Man (voice)Film
2013Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil FestivalHimselfFilm
2013The Art of PunkSelfSeries
2012My Own Private RiverBudd (archive footage)Film
2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012Film
2012Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im PottHimselfFilm
2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basementbass, piano, backing vocalsFilm
2011The Other F WordSelfFilm
2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelfSeries
2011Bob and the MonsterFilm
2011Everyday Sunshine: The Story of FishboneSelfFilm
2011Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with YouHimselfFilm
2011Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011HimselfFilm
2009Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006SelfFilm
2009MTV World StageSelfSeries
2008Patti Smith: Dream of LifeSelfFilm
2007Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenSelfFilm
2007Lil' BushSeries
2007Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in PolandSelfFilm
2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert WembleySelfFilm
2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch ConnectionFilm
2006Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in MilanSelf - BassFilm
2006CoachellaSelf - Red Hot Chili PeppersFilm
2006Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny RamoneSelfFilm
2006Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock FestivalSelfFilm
2006Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La CigaleSelfFilm
2006Final 24: River PhoenixSelf (archive footage)Film
2005American Dad!Orderly (voice)Series
2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the MinutemenSelfFilm
2004Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in JapanSelfFilm
2003Rugrats Go WildDonnie Thornberry (voice)Film
2003Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane CastleSelf - BassFilm
2003VH1 Top 20 Video CountdownSelf (archive footage)Series
2002The Wild Thornberrys MovieDonnie Thornberry (voice)Film
2002Rising LowSelfFilm
2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of DonnieDonald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)Film
2001Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the MapSelfFilm
2001Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In RioSelfFilm
2000Woodstock '99Film
2000Goodbye, CasanovaSilentFilm
2000Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At BudokanSelfFilm
1999Family GuyFlea (voice)Series
1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99Self - BassFilm
1999"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the MusicSelfFilm
1999Three DaysSelfFilm
1999Liar's PokerFreddieFilm
1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, RussiaSelfFilm
1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre FestivalSelf - BassFilm
1998The Big LebowskiNihilistFilm
1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasMusicianFilm
1998PsychoBob SummerfieldFilm
1998The Wild ThornberrysDonnie Thornberry (voice) · 91 episodesSeries
1998The Decline of Western Civilization Part IIISelfFilm
1998Gen¹³Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)Film
1998The Lionhearts(voice)Series
1998Free TibetSelf - Red Hot Chili PeppersFilm
1996Just Your LuckJohnnyFilm
1996Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the GardenHimselfFilm
1996Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom ConcertFilm
1996Tibetan Freedom ConcertSelfFilm
1995MADtvSelfSeries
1995Afros, Macks & Zodiacs(archive footage)Film
1994The ChaseDaleFilm
1994DuckmanFlea (voice)Series
1994Hi OctaneSelfSeries
1994Freaks, Nerds & WeirdosSelfFilm
1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!Film
1993Son in LawTattoo Artist (uncredited)Film
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical GuestSeries
1993Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock FestivalSelfFilm
1992Roadside ProphetsToo Free StoogesFilm
1992Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?SelfFilm
1992Flea Master SessionSelfFilm
1991My Own Private IdahoBuddFilm
1991MotoramaBusboyFilm
1991Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky MonksSelfFilm
1991Flea SingsÉl mismoFilm
1990Back to the Future Part IIINeedlesFilm
1990Les Nuls, l'émissionSelfSeries
1990Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from HeavenSelfFilm
1990Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo TattooSelf - BassFilm
1989Back to the Future Part IINeedlesFilm
1989The SimpsonsFlea (voice)Series
1989MTV RockumentarySeries
1988Let's Get LostSelfFilm
1988The Blue IguanaFloydFilm
1987Less Than ZeroMusician #1Film
1987DudesMiloFilm
1987StrandedJester The AlienFilm
1987Red Hot Skate RockHimselfFilm
1987ZabagabeeFilm
1986Tough GuysRed Hot Chili Peppers MemberFilm
1986Thrashin'FleaFilm
1986Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MOBassFilm
1984SuburbiaRazzleFilm
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf · 4 episodesSeries
1983The OutsidersSoc (uncredited)Film
1983NightmaresSinger (voice)Film
1959The GrammysSelfSeries
—Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in CrisisSelf · 12 episodesSeries
Production (2)
2015ZelosCo-ProducerFilm
2014Low DownExecutive ProducerFilm
Sound (2)
2023Codice CarlaOriginal Music ComposerFilm
2019Love, Death & RobotsMusicSeries