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Flea

Flea

Actor, also producer · Born October 16, 1962 (64) · 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.

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Born
October 16, 1962 (64)
From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 45% in 30 days

What are Flea's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
21%
Survival
15%
Society
11%
Ideas
9%
Morality
8%
Power
7%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
12
Tense
9
Contemplative
9
Warm
9
Joyful
6
Other
30

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic5
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Flea's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Flea's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 76 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Inside Out 2(2024)

    as Jake (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Codice Carla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Babylon(2022)

    as Bob Levine

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vect Nokru

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers(2022)

    Show as Lakers Fan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • I Heart Arlo(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ruff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Arlo the Alligator Boy(2021)

    as Ruff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Painting with John(2021)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Queen & Slim(2019)

    as Mr. Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Toy Story 4(2019)

    as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Composer · as Flea (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Boy Erased(2018)

    as Brandon

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bass

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Song to Song(2017)

    as Michael Peter Balzary

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bass

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bass

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bass

  • Highston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Flea

  • Riley's First Date?(2015)

    as Jordan's Fear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Zelos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Co-Producer

  • Inside Out(2015)

    as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Stan Lee's Mighty 7(2014)

    as Roller Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Low Down(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as bass, piano, backing vocals

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • My Own Private River(2012)

    as Budd (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bob and the Monster(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Lil' Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Orderly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Rugrats Go Wild(2003)

    as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie(2002)

    as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie(2001)

    as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Woodstock '99(1999)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Silent

  • Liar's Poker(1999)

    as Freddie

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Flea (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Psycho(1998)

    as Bob Summerfield

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Lionhearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 91 episodes · as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Gen¹³ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)

  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas(1998)

    as Musician

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Big Lebowski(1998)

    as Nihilist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Just Your Luck(1996)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Afros, Macks & Zodiacs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as (archive footage)

  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Flea (voice)

  • The Chase(1994)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Son in Law(1993)

    as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Roadside Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Too Free Stooges

  • Motorama(1991)

    as Busboy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • My Own Private Idaho(1991)

    as Budd

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Flea Sings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Él mismo

  • Back to the Future Part III(1990)

    as Needles

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Flea (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Back to the Future Part II(1989)

    as Needles

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • MTV Rockumentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Blue Iguana(1988)

    as Floyd

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Stranded(1987)

    as Jester The Alien

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Less Than Zero(1987)

    as Musician #1

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dudes(1987)

    as Milo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Zabagabee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Bass

  • Tough Guys(1986)

    as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Thrashin'(1986)

    as Flea

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Suburbia(1983)

    as Razzle

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nightmares(1983)

    as Singer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Outsiders(1983)

    as Soc (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1983 to 2024; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Baby Driver (2017)

$227M worldwide

Highest rated

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Wild Thornberrys (1998)

Film career

19832024

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 71: 67 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing2 of 71: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic2 of 71: 1 only music, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s14 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s20 · 19 acting · 3 crew2020s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 29 roles
8388930318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Flea's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 48 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Liar's Poker (1999)

81st percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inside Out (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Flea's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles18–69 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles54–67 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Flea work with?

People who share at least 2 of Flea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danielle Harris shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles