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.
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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.
