Flea
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 16 October 1962 · 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.
Known for
Acting 121
- 2026Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- 2026Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004) as Self - Bass
- 2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) as Self
- 2026Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- 2026The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel as Self
- 20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2025Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos as Self
- 2025FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
- 2024Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird as Self
- 2024Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 2024Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
- 2024Inside Out 2 as Jake (voice)
- 2024ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord as Self
- 2023Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023 as Self - Bass
- 2023Le groupe qui a changé ma vie as Self
- 2023Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
- 2022Babylon as Bob Levine
- 2022Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut as Vect Nokru
- 2022Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022 as Self
- 2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as Self
- 2021The Sparks Brothers as Self
- 2021What Drives Us as Self
- 2021Arlo the Alligator Boy as Ruff (voice)
- 2019Queen & Slim as Mr. Shepherd
- 2019Toy Story 4 as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
- 2019Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids as Himself
- 2018Boy Erased as Brandon
- 2018Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band as Himself
- 2017Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio as Bass
- 2017Baby Driver as Eddie
- 2017The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- 2017Song to Song as Michael Peter Balzary
- 2016Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016 as Bass
- 2016Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016 as Bass
- 2016Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016 as Bass
- 2015Riley's First Date? as Jordan's Fear (voice)
- 2015Inside Out as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
- 2015Jaco as Self
- 2014Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Roller Man (voice)
- 2014Low Down as Hobbs
- 2013Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival as Himself
- 2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement as bass, piano, backing vocals
- 2012Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott as Himself
- 2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
- 2012My Own Private River as Budd (archive footage)
- 2011The Other F Word as Self
- 2011Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone as Self
- 2011Bob and the Monster
- 2011Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011 as Himself
- 2011Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You as Himself
- 2009Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006 as Self
- 2008Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
- 2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley as Self
- 2007Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland as Self
- 2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
- 2007Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten as Self
- 2006Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival as Self
- 2006Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (archive footage)
- 2006Coachella as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 2006Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone as Self
- 2006Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale as Self
- 2006Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan as Self - Bass
- 2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Self
- 2004Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast
- 2004Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan as Self
- 2003Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle
- 2003Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle as Self - Bass
- 2003Rugrats Go Wild as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- 2002The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- 2002Rising Low as Self
- 2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
- 2001Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio as Self
- 2001Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map as Self
- 2000Gen¹³ as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
- 2000Woodstock '99
- 2000Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan as Self
- 2000Goodbye, Casanova as Silent
- 1999Liar's Poker as Freddie
- 1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival as Self - Bass
- 1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia as Self
- 1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99 as Self - Bass
- 1999"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music as Self
- 1999Three Days as Self
- 1998Psycho as Bob Summerfield
- 1998The Decline of Western Civilization Part III as Self
- 1998Free Tibet as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 1998Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Musician
- 1998The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1996Just Your Luck as Johnny
- 1996Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
- 1996Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden as Himself
- 1995Afros, Macks & Zodiacs as (archive footage)
- 1994Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994The Chase as Dale
- 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
- 1993Son in Law as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
- 1993Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival as Self
- 1992Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!? as Self
- 1992Roadside Prophets as Too Free Stooges
- 1992Flea Master Session as Self
- 1991Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks as Self
- 1991Motorama as Busboy
- 1991My Own Private Idaho as Budd
- 1991Flea Sings as Él mismo
- 1990Back to the Future Part III as Needles
- 1990Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo as Self - Bass
- 1990Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven as Self
- 1989Back to the Future Part II as Needles
- 1988Let's Get Lost as Self
- 1988The Blue Iguana as Floyd
- 1987Stranded as Jester The Alien
- 1987Less Than Zero as Musician #1
- 1987Red Hot Skate Rock as Himself
- 1987Dudes as Milo
- 1987Zabagabee
- 1986Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO as Bass
- 1986Tough Guys as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
- 1986Thrashin' as Flea
- 1984Suburbia as Razzle
- 1983Nightmares as Singer (voice)
- 1983The Outsiders as Soc (uncredited)
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- 2023Codice Carla · original music composer