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 Chil...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
as Self
Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.

FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
as Self
Bringing together some of the top names in music and entertainment, both Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum will host FireAid on Thursday, January 30, to r...

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024
as Self
A film that charts the artistic and personal relationship between two era-defining artists, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Driv...

Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Like an indelible memory, this Olympic closing ceremony will be marked by audacity, fraternity and emotion. In the heart of the Stade de France, athle...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers after the return of John Frusciante, who has come to Japan for the first time in 16 years in 2023!

Inside Out 2
2024
as Jake (voice)
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger...

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024
as Self
South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group, DIE ANTWOORD. Art directed ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023
as Self - Bass
Intro Jam, Can't Stop, The Zephyr Song, Dani California, Aquatic Mouth Dance, Throw Away Your Television, Eddie, Soul to Squeeze, Parallel Universe, T...

Codice Carla
2023
Original Music Composer

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023

Babylon
2022
as Bob Levine
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity dur...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
2022
as Self

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self
Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved ...

The Sparks Brothers
2021
as Self
Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your fav...

What Drives Us
2021
as Self
The stories of some of the biggest artists in music, recalling the romance and adventure, as well as the idiocy and chaos, of their time on the road. ...

Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021
as Ruff (voice)
Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp a...

Queen & Slim
2019
as Mr. Shepherd
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escala...

Toy Story 4
2019
as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
2019
as Himself

Boy Erased
2018
as Brandon
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay convers...

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
2018
as Himself
Patti Smith's final concerts at the Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, celebrating the fortieth anniversary of her album "Horses".

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza Brasil
2018
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Lollapalooza Brazil, 23.03.2018. Setlist: Intro Jam / Can't Stop / Snow ((Hey Oh)) / Otherside / Dark Necessities / Meni...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
2017
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 24, 2017. Setlist: Intro Jam / Can't Stop / Snow ((Hey Oh)) / The Zephyr ...

Baby Driver
2017
as Eddie
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

The Public Image Is Rotten
2017
as Himself
British rock icon John Lydon and fellow bandmates recall the years they spent performing as Public Image Ltd.

Song to Song
2017
as Michael Peter Balzary
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016
as Bass
Intro Jam, Can't Stop, Dani California, Scar Tissue, Dark Necessities, The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie (with Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" excerp...

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers perform on Day 3 of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2016, in Chicago SETLIST: Intro Jam, Can’t Stop, Dani California, Scar Tissue,...

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
2016
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Mendig, Germany.

Riley's First Date?
2015
as Jordan's Fear (voice)
Riley, now 12, who is hanging out with her parents at home when potential trouble comes knocking. Mom's and Dad's Emotions find themselves forced to d...

Zelos
2015
Co-Producer
Maria, a competitive woman in her late 30's orders a clone from North Korea under the pretense of getting some help around the house so she can spend ...

Inside Out
2015
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work togeth...

Jaco
2015
as Self
The story of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who single-handedly changed the course of modern music by redefining the sound a...

Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
as Roller Man (voice)
When seven aliens crash land in the desert night, Stan Lee discovers that they are being chased by a top-secret military force led by Mr. Cross and hi...

Low Down
2014
as Hobbs
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.

Low Down
2014
Executive Producer
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rYla0tCZzmpKWrQq1ORBCJqvyCM.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
2013
as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at Parque dos Atletas (City of Rock), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
2012
as bass, piano, backing vocals
2012 live performance which was part of Nigel Godrich's online live music series, "From the Basement". The performance featured the band performing m...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
2012
as Himself
Near perfect quality Pro-shot Broadcast recording of Red Hot Chili Peppers, recorded live at the Rock IM Pott, at Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Ger...

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012
The initial lineup for the 11th annual Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival was announced today. The event, which is scheduled to take place June 7 – 10 a...

My Own Private River
2012
as Budd (archive footage)
Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

The Other F Word
2011
What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians — punk rockers — become society's ultimate authorities — dad's? With a large chorus of P...

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
2011
as Himself
From the shifting fault lines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose and became one of the mos...

Bob and the Monster
2011
Six years in the making, this documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to...
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Rock in Rio 2011
2011
as Bass
The Red Hot Chili Peppers played on the World Stage during the second day of the Rock in Rio Festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on September 24th, 201...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
2011
as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You is the title of 2011 live concert by Red Hot Chili Peppers which was recorded live on August 30, 2011 at E-We...
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
2011
as Himself
Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2010
Bram van Splunteren followed the Red Hot Chili Peppers over a period of 20 years and conducted a series of interviews.

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
2009
as Self
Tour Chronicle of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's 2006 European tour.

Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
as Self
An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
2007
as Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
2007
as Self
The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded live in Poland 2007. Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland July 03, 2007.

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
as Self
As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out ar...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
2006
as Self
The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded live at Fuji Rock Festival 2006. Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan July 29, 2006.

Final 24: River Phoenix
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Final 24 recreates River Phoenix's last day to tell the tragic tale of a young man whose short life was dominated by the constant pressure to perform.

Coachella
2006
as Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Filmmaker Drew Thomas brings California's popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the screen with a different kind of musical documentary ...

Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
2006
as Self
On September 12, 2004, just two-and-a-half days before Johnny Ramone's death, a group of musicians and friends-among them Deborah Harry, The Dickies, ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
2006
as Self
The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded live at La Cigale 2006. La Cigale, Paris, France April 20, 2006.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
2006
as Self - Bass
The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded live in Milan for MTV's "Live" program. The Alcatraz, Milan, Italy April 24, 2006 HDTV Broadcast Contents: - Can...

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005
as Himself
A feature-length documentary chronicling early '80s punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginnings in San Pedro, California, to their demise afte...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast
2004
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
2004
as Self
„Live in Japan“ is a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert video released as unofficial DVD in 2007. The concert was recorded on their show in the Internation...

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003
as Self - Bass
On tour promoting their 2002 studio album 'By the Way', Los Angeles-based funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers performs a sold-out live show to 80,000...

Rugrats Go Wild
2003
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
When the Rugrats find themselves stranded on a deserted island, they meet the Thornberrys, a family who agrees to help them escape.

The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza migh...

Rising Low
2002
as Himself
Based on the life and death of Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody, and the making of a double-disc tribute album (Gov't Mule's The Deep End , Volumes 1 &a...

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001
as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
Donnie goes missing and the rest of the Thornberry family have various adventures (broken bones, getting lost in a cave, and a forest fire) while look...
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
2001
as Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001
as Self
On tour promoting their 1999 studio album ‘Californication’, Los Angeles-based funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at various North American ...

Gen¹³
2000
as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
Caitlin Fairchild, a teenager offered a place in an institute for gifted children. She soon learns that the school isn't really a school, but rather a...

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
2000
as Self

Goodbye, Casanova
2000
as Silent
A aspiring novelist operates a tiny neighborhood bookstore. His wife is a talented painter. Their marriage is disintegrating, and they are about to si...

Liar's Poker
1999
as Freddie
Friends betray one another over investments and women, which leads to deadly confrontations.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Bizarre Festival
1999
as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Butzweilerhof, Cologne, Germany.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
1999
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Vassilyevskiy Spusk, Moscow, Russia .

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
1999
as Self - Bass
Filmed live at Woodstock 99 Festival in Rome, New York, July 25, 1999.

Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music
1999
as Self
VH1's Behind the Music Special for Weird Al Yankovic

Three Days
1999
as Self
Three Days is a feature film exploring the on-and-off-tour lives of Jane's Addiction. Set predominately on their 1997 'Relapse Tour', this docu-drama ...

Psycho
1998
as Bob Summerfield
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Free Tibet
1998
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
A film about the Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco in 1996.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Musician
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycl...

The Big Lebowski
1998
as Nihilist
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelc...

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998
as Self
The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris that chronicles the 'gutter punk' lifestyle of homele...

Just Your Luck
1996
as Johnny
Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the remaining...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
1996
as Himself
February 9, 1996 – Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “One Hot Minute Tour” stops at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
1995
as (archive footage)
A compilation of some of the best Black Action films of the 70s! Hosted by Mr. Dolemite himself... RUDY RAY MOORE!

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994
as Self
Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the 90's. Interviews many famous musicians and other c...

The Chase
1994
as Dale
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. ...

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Prostrate probing interviews! Live action murder! Naked people! Tired death-rockers! And more! Much more!!

Son in Law
1993
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Country girl Rebecca has spent most of her life on a farm in South Dakota, and, when she goes away to college in Los Angeles, Rebecca immediately feel...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
1992
as Self
A compilation of live tracks and promo clips which covers five years in the Chili Peppers' career.

Roadside Prophets
1992
as Too Free Stooges
On a quest to fulfill a friend's last wish, Joe takes to the desert road on his 1957 Harley-Davidson. Joined by wannabe biker Sam, Joe journeys from L...

Flea Master Session
1992
as Self
StarLicks Bass Video-Tutorial / Includes 24 Page Booklet / Flea Interviewed By River Phoenix

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
1991
as Self
An intimate look at Los Angeles-based funk rock foursome Red Hot Chili Peppers' creative process as they join producer Rick Rubin at a Hollywood Hills...

Motorama
1991
as Busboy
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America play...

My Own Private Idaho
1991
as Budd
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor...
Flea Sings
1991
as Él mismo
Experimental short subject preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Needles
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time mac...
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
1990
as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Club Citta', Kawasaki, Japan Out in L.A.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
1990
as Self
Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven is a video album filmed in concert at Long Beach Arena, California on December 30, 1989 and released in 1990 on V...

Back to the Future Part II
1989
as Needles
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff...

Let's Get Lost
1988
as Self
Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see th...

The Blue Iguana
1988
as Floyd
To stay out of the slammer, down-on-his-luck bounty hunter Vince Holloway reluctantly agrees to do the bidding of two crooked IRS agents. Tasked with ...

Stranded
1987
as Jester The Alien
A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.

Less Than Zero
1987
as Musician #1
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-contro...

Red Hot Skate Rock
1987
as Himself
Red Hot Skate Rock is a 30-minute music film filmed on September 20, 1987 by Vision Street Wear at the Vision Skate Escape in Los Angeles. The film fe...

Dudes
1987
as Milo
Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group o...

Zabagabee
1987
Long-form Barnes and Barnes piece featuring a handful of music videos, sketches, and assorted weirdness.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
1986
as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Tough Guys
1986
as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving the...

Thrashin'
1986
as Flea
Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into...

Suburbia
1984
as Razzle
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaw...

Nightmares
1983
as Singer (voice)
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problem...

The Outsiders
1983
as Soc (uncredited)
When two poor Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)
N/A
as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004) Setlist 01.Can't Stop 02.Emit Remmus 03.Around the World 04.Scar Tissue 05.By the...
Untitled Red Hot Chili Peppers Documentary
N/A
as Self
Centres on the deep childhood bond between Anthony Kiedis, Flea, and original guitarist Hillel Slovak—charting their early experimentation, the band’s...