Acting · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Born October 16, 1962
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.
MovieEarth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026
as Self
MovieThe Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026
as Self
Movie2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
as Self
MovieHarley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
2025
as Self
MovieButthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
as Self
MovieFireAid Benefit Concert
2025
as Self
MovieOmar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024
as Self
MovieParis 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
TVYo Gabba GabbaLand!
2024
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
MovieInside Out 2
2024
as Jake (voice)
TVLolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024
TVJohn Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
as Self
MovieZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023
as Self - Bass
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023
MovieBabylon
2022
as Bob Levine
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
2022
as Self
TVObi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Vect Nokru
TVI Heart Arlo
2021
as Ruff (voice)
MovieWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self
MovieThe Sparks Brothers
2021
as Self
MovieWhat Drives Us
2021
as Self
MovieArlo the Alligator Boy
2021
as Ruff (voice)
MovieQueen & Slim
2019
as Mr. Shepherd
MovieToy Story 4
2019
as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
2019
as Himself
TVLove, Death & Robots
2019
as Flea (voice)
TVPunk
2019
as Self
MovieBoy Erased
2018
as Brandon
MovieHorses: Patti Smith and Her Band
2018
as Himself
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
2017
as Bass
MovieBaby Driver
2017
as Eddie
MovieThe Public Image Is Rotten
2017
as Himself
MovieSong to Song
2017
as Michael Peter Balzary
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016
as Bass
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016
as Bass
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
2016
as Bass
TVHighston
2015
as Flea
MovieRiley's First Date?
2015
as Jordan's Fear (voice)
MovieInside Out
2015
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
MovieJaco
2015
as Self
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieStan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
as Roller Man (voice)
MovieLow Down
2014
as Hobbs
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
2013
as Himself
TVThe Art of Punk
2013
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
2012
as bass, piano, backing vocals
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
2012
as Himself
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012
MovieMy Own Private River
2012
as Budd (archive footage)
MovieThe Other F Word
2011
as Self
MovieEveryday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
2011
as Self
MovieBob and the Monster
2011
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
2011
as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
2011
as Himself
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
2009
as Self
TVMTV World Stage
2009
as Self
MoviePatti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
2007
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
2007
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2007
TVLil' Bush
2007
MovieJoe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
2006
as Self
MovieFinal 24: River Phoenix
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCoachella
2006
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
MovieToo Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
2006
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
2006
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
2006
as Self - Bass
MovieWe Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005
as Self
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Orderly (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
2004
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003
as Self - Bass
MovieRugrats Go Wild
2003
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
TVVH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
MovieRising Low
2002
as Self
MovieThe Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001
as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
2001
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001
as Self
MovieGen¹³
2000
as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
MovieWoodstock '99
2000
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
2000
as Self
MovieGoodbye, Casanova
2000
as Silent
MovieLiar's Poker
1999
as Freddie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
1999
as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
1999
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
1999
as Self - Bass
Movie"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
1999
as Self
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Flea (voice)
MovieThree Days
1999
as Self
MoviePsycho
1998
as Bob Summerfield
MovieThe Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998
as Self
TVThe Lionhearts
1998
as (voice)
MovieFree Tibet
1998
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
MovieFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Musician
MovieThe Big Lebowski
1998
as Nihilist
MovieJust Your Luck
1996
as Johnny
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
MovieTibetan Freedom Concert
1996
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
1996
as Himself
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
1995
as (archive footage)
MovieFreaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994
as Self
TVHi Octane
1994
as Self
TVDuckman
1994
as Flea (voice)
MovieThe Chase
1994
as Dale
MovieFertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieSon in Law
1993
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
MovieNirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
1992
as Self
MovieRoadside Prophets
1992
as Too Free Stooges
MovieFlea Master Session
1992
as Self
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991
as Self
MovieMotorama
1991
as Busboy
MovieMy Own Private Idaho
1991
as Budd
Flea Sings
1991
as Él mismo
TVLes Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self
MovieBack to the Future Part III
1990
as Needles
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MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
1990
as Self - Bass
MovieRed Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
1990
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Flea (voice)
MovieBack to the Future Part II
1989
as Needles
TVMTV Rockumentary
1989
MovieLet's Get Lost
1988
as Self
MovieThe Blue Iguana
1988
as Floyd
MovieStranded
1987
as Jester The Alien
MovieLess Than Zero
1987
as Musician #1
MovieRed Hot Skate Rock
1987
as Himself
MovieDudes
1987
as Milo
MovieZabagabee
1987
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
1986
as Bass
MovieTough Guys
1986
as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
MovieThrashin'
1986
as Flea
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
MovieSuburbia
1984
as Razzle
MovieNightmares
1983
as Singer (voice)
MovieThe Outsiders
1983
as Soc (uncredited)
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
TVLive Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
as Self
