Hadley Fraser (born Robert Hugh Fraser, April 21, 1980) is an English actor and singer. He made his West End debut as Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables. He also originated the role of Tiernan for his Broadway debut in The Pirate Queen.
Fraser’s other West End credits include Inspector Javert in Les Misérables, Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein, Anatoly Sergievsky in Chess, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, and many others. He also played Raoul de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, Grantaire in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, and Billy Bigelow in Carousel at Cadogan Hall.
Early life and education
Fraser was born in Windsor, Berkshire. He holds a BA from Birmingham University and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. In 2011, he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, or ARAM.
Personal life On 5 October 2014, Hadley married his partner, actress Rosalie Craig. The couple have a daughter, born in 2016.
Career
Fraser has performed in a number of West End productions and played Gareth in the Doctor Who episode "Army of Ghosts" (2006).
In 2009, Fraser played the recurring role of Reed in The Fresh Beat Band season 1; in the last 2 seasons, he was replaced by Patrick Levis. In May 2010, he returned to the West End to play the role of El Gallo in The Fantasticks.
In October 2010, Fraser sang the Les Misérables role of Grantaire in the 25th Anniversary concert in the West End.
On 23 June 2011, Fraser returned to the West End production of Les Misérables, this time to play the role of Javert. He received critical acclaim for the role and remained with the show until June 2012.
On 1 and 2 October 2011, Fraser played Raoul in the 25th anniversary staging of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He appeared alongside Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, who played the Phantom and Christine respectively. Fraser also co-starred with Karimloo in the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Misérables and they both made their West End debuts in the show in 2002 where Karimloo understudied Fraser. Hadley has written music for a band called "Sheytoons" with Karimloo, including "Heading West" and "Driftwood".
Fraser appeared in the film adaptation of Les Misérables as the Army General of the National Guard.
In 2012, Fraser sang "Beyond the Door" on the concept album for The In-Between, as the character of Calicus.
Fraser appeared with Tom Hiddleston in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Coriolanus from 6 December 2013 to 13 February 2014.
In December 2014, he returned to the Donmar Warehouse to play Stine in City of Angels, alongside his wife Rosalie Craig as Gabby/Bobbi and Samantha Barks as Mallory/Avril.
An avid musician as well, Fraser can be heard on Scott Alan's releases Keys and Scott Alan LIVE, as well as his own EP, "Just Let Go", released in August 2014 via social media and digital download (no hardcopy has been released).
He was the co-lyricist and co-book writer (with Josie Rourke) for the verbatim musical Committee... (full title The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Takes Oral Evidence on Whitehall's Relationship with Kids Company) with music by Tom Deering, which premiered at the Donmar Warehouse from 23 June to 12 August 2017.
He played Frederick Frankenstein in the UK premiere of the musical Young Frankenstein in August 2017, at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End, following a tryout run at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle. In May 2019, he played Billy Bigelow in a concert of Carousel.
In 2022, he received high praise for his performance as Anatoly Sergeivesky in a West End concert run of Chess. He also played Archibald Craven in a concert of The Secret Garden opposite Mark Feehily as his brother Neville.
In 2024, Fraser played the role of Manny in the new musical Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End. On 4 June 2024, it was announced that Dirty Rotten Scoundrels would return to the West End for a concert run at the London Palladium on 24 November 2024, marking 20 years since the show premiered. Fraser is set to star as Lawrence Jamieson opposite Ramin Karimloo as Freddy Benson.
In 2025, Fraser played the role of the Good King in the live-action remake, Snow White.
Acting credits
Film and television + List of Hadley Fraser film and television credits Year Title Role Notes 2006 Doctor Who Gareth TV series (Army of Ghosts) 2009–2010 The Fresh Beat Band Reed TV series – 13 episodes in season 1 2010 The Lost Tribe Chris 2010 Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert Grantaire Live concert at The O2 2011 Convincing Clooney Chris 2011 The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall Viscount Raoul de Chagny Live adaptation of the musical 2012 Shackled Jesse Short film 2012 Les Misérables National Guardsman 2014 Coriolanus Tullus Aufidius National Theatre Live 2014 The Wrong Mans MI5 Agent TV Series 2014 Sons of Liberty John Dickinson TV Series 2014 Pompidou Maitre D' TV Series 2015 Holby City Sebastian Coulter TV Series 2016 The Legend of Tarzan Tarzan's father 2017 Murder on the Orient Express British Military Escort 2018 All Is True Shakespeare's son-in-law 2022 Gentleman Jack M. Bradley 2023The GoldDC John FordhamTV Series 2025Snow WhiteGood King
Theatre + List of Hadley Fraser theatre credits Year Title Role Theatre Location 1998 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas IscariotBirmingham UniversityBirmingham 1999 West Side Story Riff 2002 Little Shop of Horrors Seymour Krelborn Northampton Derngate Northampton 2002–2003 Les Misérables Marius Pontmercy Palace TheatreWest End2003–2004 Peter Pan CurlySavoy Theatre The Pirates of Penzance Frederic2004 The Shaughraun Captain Molineaux Abbey Theatre Dublin Putting It Together Young Man Harrogate Theatre Harrogate2005 The Far Pavilions Ashton Pelham-Martyn Shaftesbury Theatre West End Longitude William Harrison Greenwich Theatre Off-West End2006 Assassins John Wilkes Booth Sheffield Crucible Sheffield Pacific Overtures Kayama Yasaemon Leicester Haymarket Leicester My Fair Lady Freddy Eynsford-Hill Larnaca Amphitheatre Cyprus 2006–2007 The Pirate Queen Tiernan Cadillac Palace & Hilton Theatre Chicago & Broadway 2007 The Last Five Years Jamie Wellerstein Theatre Aspen Colorado 2009 A Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham2010 The Fantasticks El Gallo Duchess Theatre West EndLes Misérables Grantaire O2 Arena London 2011–2012 Inspector Javert Queen's Theatre West End 2011 The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny Royal Albert Hall London2013 The Pajama Game Sid Sorokin Chichester Minerva Theatre Chichester The Machine Garry Kasparov M.I.F. and Park Avenue Armoury New York City 2013–2014 Coriolanus Tullus AufidiusDonmar Warehouse Off-West End 2014–2015 City of Angels Stine2015 The Vote Alastair SwiftOf Thee I SingPresident John P. WintergreenRoyal Festival HallLondon The Winter's Tale PolixenesGarrick Theatre West End 2015–2016 Harlequinade First Halberdier 2016 Long Day's Journey Into Night James Tyrone Jr Bristol Old Vic Bristol2017Committee...(a new musical) co-lyricist and co-book writer Donmar Warehouse Off-West End Saint Joan Dunois 2017–2018 Young Frankenstein Dr. Frederick Frankenstein Newcastle Theatre Royal & Garrick Theatre Newcastle & West End2019 Carousel Billy Bigelow Cadogan Hall London The Deep Blue Sea Freddie Page Chichester Minerva Theatre Chichester The Antipodes Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre) London 2020 City of Angels Stine Garrick Theatre West End 2021 2:22 A Ghost Story Sam Noël Coward Theatre2022 Chess Anatoly Sergievsky Theatre Royal Drury Lane The Secret Garden Lord Archibald Craven The London Palladium 2023 The Lehman Trilogy Mayer Lehman Gillian Lynne Theatre2024 Opening Night Manny Gielgud TheatreDirty Rotten ScoundrelsLawrence JamesonLondon Palladium2025 The Deep Blue Sea Freddie Page Theatre Royal HaymarketDirty Rotten ScoundrelsLawrence JamesonTokyu Theatre OrbTokyo, Japan2026MagicHarry HoudiniChichester Festival TheatreChichesterMy Fair LadyHenry Higgins
Discography
References
External links
Fresh Face: Hadley Fraser