Acting
Flea
EN, FR, IT, PT cinema · 119 credits
Born
16 October 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also known as Mike B. The Flea · Red Hot Chilli Peppers · Michael Peter Balzary · Richard 'Flea' Balzari · Red Hot Chili Peppers · The Red Hot Chili Peppers
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Flea (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
La vita e il trionfo di Aimee Mann
2026
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story
as Kieffer (The Big Lebowski archive footage)
Inside Out 2
as Jake (voice)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
as Self - Bass
Codice Carla
Original Music Composer
Babylon
as Bob Levine
Arlo the Alligator Boy
as Ruff (voice)
What Drives Us
as Self
Toy Story 4
as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
Queen & Slim
as Mr. Shepherd
Boy Erased
as Brandon
Baby Driver
as Eddie
Song to Song
as Michael Peter Balzary
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
Jaco
as Self
Inside Out
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
Riley's First Date?
as Jordan's Fear (voice)
Zelos
Co-Producer
Low Down
as Hobbs, Executive Producer
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
as Roller Man (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
as bass, piano, backing vocals
My Own Private River
as Budd (archive footage)
The Other F Word
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
as Self - Bass
Final 24: River Phoenix
as Self (archive footage)
Coachella
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rugrats Go Wild
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
as Self - Bass
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Rising Low
as Self
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
2001
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
as Self
Goodbye, Casanova
as Silent
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
as Self - Bass
Three Days
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
as Self - Bass
Liar's Poker
as Freddie
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Musician
Gen¹³
as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
Psycho
as Bob Summerfield
Free Tibet
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Just Your Luck
as Johnny
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
1995
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
as (archive footage)
The Chase
as Dale
Son in Law
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Roadside Prophets
as Too Free Stooges
Motorama
as Busboy
Flea Sings
1991
Flea Sings
as Él mismo
Back to the Future Part III
as Needles
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg)
Back to the Future Part II
as Needles
Let's Get Lost
as Self
The Blue Iguana
as Floyd
Dudes
as Milo
Less Than Zero
as Musician #1
Stranded
as Jester The Alien
Red Hot Skate Rock
as Himself
Tough Guys
as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Thrashin'
as Flea
Suburbia
as Razzle
Nightmares
as Singer (voice)
The Outsiders
as Soc (uncredited)