Flea
- Born
- October 16, 1962 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- music_artist
- Actor
- Composer
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 · 31 credits
- 2026The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel · Self (Self)
- 2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) · Self (Self - Musician, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 2026Ferocious Drummers · Archive footage (Self)
- 2024Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos · Self (Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 2023Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut · Archive footage (Vect Nokru)
- 2021What Drives Us · Self (Self)
- 2019Queen & Slim · Actor (Mr. Shepherd)
- 2018Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band · Self (Self)
- 2015Jaco · Self (Self)
- 2014Low Down · Actor (Hobbs)
- 2014Boardwalk Hempire: The Rise and Fall of the Medical Kush Beach Club · Actor
- 2012Lexicon Devil · Self (Self)
- 2011The Other F Word · Self (Self)
- 2011Red Hot Chili Peppers: I'm with You Live in Theaters · Self (Self)
- 2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium · Self (Self)
- 2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: In Performance · Actor
- 2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music · Actor
- 2006Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone · Self (Self)
- 2005Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live · Actor
- 2005Red Hot Chili Peppers: Phenomenon · Actor
- 2002The Wild Thornberrys Movie · Actor (Donnie Thornberry)
- 2002Rising Low · Self (Self)
- 2000Goodbye, Casanova · Actor (Silent)
- 1999Liar's Poker · Actor (Freddie)
- 1999Three Days · Self (Self)
- 1998The Decline of Western Civilization Part III · Self (Self)
- 1991My Own Private Idaho · Actor (Budd)
- 1988Let's Get Lost · Self (Self)
- 1988The Blue Iguana · Actor (Floyd)
- 1987Dudes · Actor (Milo)
- 1983Suburbia · Actor (Razzle)