The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026 · Movie
as Self
Flea
1962-10-16
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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.
Filmography
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026 · Movie
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025 · Movie
as Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 · Movie
as Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 · Movie
as Self
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
2025 · Movie
as Self
Inside Out 2
2024 · Movie
as Jake (voice)
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024 · Movie
as Self
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024 · Movie
as Self
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024 · Movie
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024 · Movie
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024 · TV Show
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023 · Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023 · Movie
as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
2022 · Movie
as Self
Babylon
2022 · Movie
as Bob Levine
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · TV Show
as Vect Nokru
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021 · Movie
as Ruff (voice)
The Sparks Brothers
2021 · Movie
as Self
What Drives Us
2021 · Movie
as Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Movie
as Self
I Heart Arlo
2021 · TV Show
as Ruff (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
2019 · Movie
as Himself
Toy Story 4
2019 · Movie
as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
Queen & Slim
2019 · Movie
as Mr. Shepherd
Punk
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · TV Show
as Flea (voice)
Boy Erased
2018 · Movie
as Brandon
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
2018 · Movie
as Himself
Baby Driver
2017 · Movie
as Eddie
Song to Song
2017 · Movie
as Michael Peter Balzary
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017 · Movie
as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
2017 · Movie
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016 · Movie
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
2016 · Movie
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016 · Movie
as Bass
Jaco
2015 · Movie
as Self
Inside Out
2015 · Movie
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
Riley's First Date?
2015 · Movie
as Jordan's Fear (voice)
Highston
2015 · TV Show
as Flea
Hot Ones
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Low Down
2014 · Movie
as Hobbs
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014 · Movie
as Roller Man (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
2013 · Movie
as Himself
The Art of Punk
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012 · Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
2012 · Movie
as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
2012 · Movie
as bass, piano, backing vocals
My Own Private River
2012 · Movie
as Budd (archive footage)
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
2011 · Movie
as Self
Bob and the Monster
2011 · Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
2011 · Movie
as Himself
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
2011 · Movie
as Himself
The Other F Word
2011 · Movie
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · TV Show
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
2009 · Movie
as Self
MTV World Stage
2009 · TV Show
as Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008 · Movie
as Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007 · Movie
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
2007 · Movie
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
2007 · Movie
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2007 · Movie
Lil' Bush
2007 · TV Show
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
2006 · Movie
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
2006 · Movie
as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
2006 · Movie
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
2006 · Movie
as Self
Final 24: River Phoenix
2006 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Coachella
2006 · Movie
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005 · Movie
as Self
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
as Orderly (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
2004 · Movie
as Self
Rugrats Go Wild
2003 · Movie
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003 · Movie
as Self - Bass
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002 · Movie
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Rising Low
2002 · Movie
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001 · Movie
as Self
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001 · Movie
as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
2001 · Movie
as Self
Goodbye, Casanova
2000 · Movie
as Silent
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
2000 · Movie
as Self
Woodstock '99
2000 · Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
1999 · Movie
as Self - Bass
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
1999 · Movie
as Self
Three Days
1999 · Movie
as Self
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
1999 · Movie
as Self
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
1999 · Movie
as Self - Bass
Liar's Poker
1999 · Movie
as Freddie
Family Guy
1999 · TV Show
as Flea (voice)
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Movie
as Nihilist
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 · Movie
as Musician
Gen¹³
1998 · Movie
as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998 · Movie
as Self
Psycho
1998 · Movie
as Bob Summerfield
Free Tibet
1998 · Movie
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · TV Show
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
The Lionhearts
1998 · TV Show
as (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
1996 · Movie
as Himself
Just Your Luck
1996 · Movie
as Johnny
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · Movie
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · Movie
as Self
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Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
1995 · Movie
as (archive footage)
MADtv
1995 · TV Show
as Self
The Chase
1994 · Movie
as Dale
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994 · Movie
as Self
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994 · Movie
Duckman
1994 · TV Show
as Flea (voice)
Hi Octane
1994 · TV Show
as Self
Son in Law
1993 · Movie
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993 · Movie
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Musical Guest
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
1992 · Movie
as Self
Roadside Prophets
1992 · Movie
as Too Free Stooges
Flea Master Session
1992 · Movie
as Self
My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Movie
as Budd
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991 · Movie
as Self
Motorama
1991 · Movie
as Busboy
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Flea Sings
1991 · Movie
as Él mismo
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Movie
as Needles
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
1990 · Movie
as Self
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
1990 · Movie
as Self - Bass
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990 · TV Show
as Self
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Movie
as Needles
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Flea (voice)
MTV Rockumentary
1989 · TV Show
Let's Get Lost
1988 · Movie
as Self
The Blue Iguana
1988 · Movie
as Floyd
Dudes
1987 · Movie
as Milo
Less Than Zero
1987 · Movie
as Musician #1
Stranded
1987 · Movie
as Jester The Alien
Red Hot Skate Rock
1987 · Movie
as Himself
Zabagabee
1987 · Movie
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
1986 · Movie
as Bass
Tough Guys
1986 · Movie
as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Thrashin'
1986 · Movie
as Flea
Suburbia
1984 · Movie
as Razzle
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · TV Show
as Self
Nightmares
1983 · Movie
as Singer (voice)
The Outsiders
1983 · Movie
as Soc (uncredited)
The Grammys
1959 · TV Show
as Self
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
· TV Show
as Self
