Flea

Known For: Acting
Born: October 16, 1962
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Flea

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

Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)

2026 · Self

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

2026 · Self

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2025 · Self

Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos

2025 · Self

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2025 · Self

FireAid Benefit Concert

2025 · Self

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

2024 · Self

Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony

2024 · Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Yo Gabba GabbaLand!

2024 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023

2024

Inside Out 2

2024 · Jake (voice)

Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza

2024

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

2024 · Self

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord

2024 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023

2023 · Self - Bass

Codice Carla

2023 · Original Music Composer

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome

2023

Babylon

2022 · Bob Levine

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022

2022 · Self

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022 · Vect Nokru

I Heart Arlo

2021 · Ruff (voice)

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021 · Self

The Sparks Brothers

2021 · Self

What Drives Us

2021 · Self

Arlo the Alligator Boy

2021 · Ruff (voice)

Queen & Slim

2019 · Mr. Shepherd

Toy Story 4

2019 · Caboom TV Announcer (voice)

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids

2019 · Himself

Love, Death & Robots

2019 · Flea (voice), Music

Punk

2019 · Self

Boy Erased

2018 · Brandon

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

2018 · Himself

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio

2017 · Bass

Baby Driver

2017 · Eddie

The Public Image Is Rotten

2017 · Himself

Song to Song

2017 · Michael Peter Balzary

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016

2016 · Bass

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016

2016 · Bass

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016

2016 · Bass

Highston

2015 · Flea

Riley's First Date?

2015 · Jordan's Fear (voice)

Zelos

2015 · Co-Producer

Inside Out

2015 · Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)

Jaco

2015 · Self

Hot Ones

2015 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self, Self - Guest

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

2014 · Roller Man (voice)

Low Down

2014 · Hobbs, Executive Producer

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival

2013 · Himself

The Art of Punk

2013 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement

2012 · bass, piano, backing vocals

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott

2012 · Himself

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012

2012

My Own Private River

2012 · Budd (archive footage)

The Other F Word

2011 · Self

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

2011 · Self

Bob and the Monster

2011

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You

2011 · Himself

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011

2011 · Himself

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006

2009 · Self

MTV World Stage

2009 · Self

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

2008 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley

2007 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland

2007 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection

2007

Lil' Bush

2007

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival

2006 · Self

Final 24: River Phoenix

2006 · Self (archive footage)

Coachella

2006 · Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone

2006 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale

2006 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan

2006 · Self - Bass

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

2005 · Self

American Dad!

2005 · Orderly (voice)

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan

2004 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle

2003 · Self - Bass

Rugrats Go Wild

2003 · Donnie Thornberry (voice)

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

2003 · Self (archive footage)

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

2002 · Donnie Thornberry (voice)

Rising Low

2002 · Self

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

2001 · Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio

2001 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map

2001 · Self

Gen¹³

2000 · Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)

Woodstock '99

2000

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan

2000 · Self

Goodbye, Casanova

2000 · Silent

Liar's Poker

1999 · Freddie

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival

1999 · Self - Bass

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia

1999 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99

1999 · Self - Bass

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music

1999 · Self

Family Guy

1999 · Flea (voice)

Three Days

1999 · Self

Psycho

1998 · Bob Summerfield

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

1998 · Self

The Lionhearts

1998 · (voice)

Free Tibet

1998 · Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Wild Thornberrys

1998 · Donnie Thornberry (voice)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998 · Musician

The Big Lebowski

1998 · Nihilist

Just Your Luck

1996 · Johnny

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert

1996

Tibetan Freedom Concert

1996 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden

1996 · Himself

MADtv

1995 · Self

Afros, Macks & Zodiacs

Afros, Macks & Zodiacs

1995 · (archive footage)

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

1994 · Self

Hi Octane

1994 · Self

Duckman

1994 · Flea (voice)

The Chase

1994 · Dale

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

1994

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Musical Guest

Son in Law

1993 · Tattoo Artist (uncredited)

Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival

1993 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?

1992 · Self

Roadside Prophets

1992 · Too Free Stooges

Flea Master Session

1992 · Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks

1991 · Self

Motorama

1991 · Busboy

My Own Private Idaho

1991 · Budd

Flea Sings

1991 · Él mismo

Les Nuls, l'émission

1990 · Self

Back to the Future Part III

1990 · Needles

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo

1990 · Self - Bass

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven

1990 · Self

The Simpsons

1989 · Flea (voice)

Back to the Future Part II

1989 · Needles

MTV Rockumentary

1989

Let's Get Lost

1988 · Self

The Blue Iguana

1988 · Floyd

Stranded

1987 · Jester The Alien

Less Than Zero

1987 · Musician #1

Red Hot Skate Rock

1987 · Himself

Dudes

1987 · Milo

Zabagabee

1987

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO

1986 · Bass

Tough Guys

1986 · Red Hot Chili Peppers Member

Thrashin'

1986 · Flea

MTV Video Music Awards

1984 · Self

Suburbia

1984 · Razzle

Nightmares

1983 · Singer (voice)

The Outsiders

1983 · Soc (uncredited)

The Grammys

1959 · Self

Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis

— · Self

Flea · Virelixia