Flea
Born: 1962-10-16 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2026
2025
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos as Self
- FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
2024
- Inside Out 2 as Jake (voice)
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
- Yo Gabba GabbaLand! as Self
- Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
- Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord as Self
- Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2023
- Le groupe qui a changé ma vie as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
- Codice Carla ... (Original Music Composer)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023 as Self - Bass
2022
- Babylon as Bob Levine
- Obi-Wan Kenobi as Vect Nokru
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022 as Self
2021
- I Heart Arlo as Ruff (voice)
- The Sparks Brothers as Self
- Arlo the Alligator Boy as Ruff (voice)
- Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as Self
- What Drives Us as Self
2019
- Love, Death & Robots as Flea (voice)
- Toy Story 4 as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
- Punk as Self
- Queen & Slim as Mr. Shepherd
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids as Himself
2018
- Boy Erased as Brandon
- Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band as Himself
2017
- Baby Driver as Eddie
- Song to Song as Michael Peter Balzary
- The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio as Bass
2016
2015
- Hot Ones as Self
- Inside Out as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
- Riley's First Date? as Jordan's Fear (voice)
- Highston as Flea
- Jaco as Self
- Zelos ... (Co-Producer)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Low Down as Hobbs
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Roller Man (voice)
2013
- The Art of Punk as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival as Himself
2012
- My Own Private River as Budd (archive footage)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement as bass, piano, backing vocals
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- The Other F Word as Self
- Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone as Self
- Bob and the Monster
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011 as Himself
2009
- MTV World Stage as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006 as Self
2008
- Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
2007
2006
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival as Self
- Coachella as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone as Self
- Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (archive footage)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan as Self - Bass
- Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale as Self
2005
- American Dad! as Orderly (voice)
- We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Self
2004
2003
- VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown as Self (archive footage)
- Rugrats Go Wild as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle as Self - Bass
2002
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- Rising Low as Self
2001
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map as Self
2000
- Woodstock '99
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan as Self
- Goodbye, Casanova as Silent
1999
- Family Guy as Flea (voice)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99 as Self - Bass
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival as Self - Bass
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia as Self
- Liar's Poker as Freddie
- Three Days as Self
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Musician
- The Lionhearts as (voice)
- Psycho as Bob Summerfield
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part III as Self
- Gen¹³ as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
- Free Tibet as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
1996
- Just Your Luck as Johnny
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
- Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
1995
- MADtv as Self
- Afros, Macks & Zodiacs as (archive footage)
1994
- Duckman as Flea (voice)
- The Chase as Dale
- Hi Octane as Self
- Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
- Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Musical Guest
- Son in Law as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
- Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival as Self
1992
- Later... with Jools Holland
- Roadside Prophets as Too Free Stooges
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!? as Self
- Flea Master Session as Self
1991
- My Own Private Idaho as Budd
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks as Self
- Flea Sings as Él mismo
- Motorama as Busboy
1990
- Les Nuls, l'émission as Self
- Back to the Future Part III as Needles
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo as Self - Bass
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Flea (voice)
- Back to the Future Part II as Needles
- MTV Rockumentary
1988
- Let's Get Lost as Self
- The Blue Iguana as Floyd
1987
- Less Than Zero as Musician #1
- Dudes as Milo
- Zabagabee
- Stranded as Jester The Alien
- Red Hot Skate Rock as Himself
1986
- Thrashin' as Flea
- Tough Guys as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO as Bass
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- Suburbia as Razzle
1983
- The Outsiders as Soc (uncredited)
- Nightmares as Singer (voice)
1959
- The Grammys as Self