Hadley Fraser

Hadley Fraser
Fraser at 12 Bar Club London, 4 July, 2012
Born	Robert Hugh Fraser (1980-04-21) April 21, 1980
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Known for	The Pirate Queen Les Misérables The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

Hadley Fraser (born Robert Hugh Fraser; 21 April 1980) is an English stage actor. He made his critically acclaimed West End debut as Marius in Les Misérables. He also originated the role of Tiernan in the Broadway show The Pirate Queen.

Life and career

Fraser is the son of Jack and Carol Fraser, and brother of Ed Fraser, an officer in the British Army. 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.

His West End and other British credits include Les Misérables as Marius, Grantaire, and Javert, Assassins, The Far Pavilions, The Shaughraun, and Pacific Overtures. He played Gareth in the Doctor Who episode "Army of Ghosts" (2006). As a vocalist he can be heard on Scott Alan's releases Keys and Scott Alan LIVE.

In 2009, Fraser played the supporting role of Reed in The Fresh Beat Band season 1. (In season 2, Reed was played 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.

Hadley is currently writing music in a band called "Sheytoons" with Ramin Karimloo, who costarred as Enjolras on the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Misérables and co-starred as 'The Phantom' in the 25th anniversary of 'The Phantom of the Opera' (in which Hadley played Raoul).

On June 23, 2011, Fraser returned to 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 October 1 and 2, 2011, Fraser played Raoul in the 25th Anniversary staging of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He costarred alongside Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, who played the Phantom and Christine respectively.

Fraser appeared in the film adaptation of Les Misérables, as the Army General of the National Guard.

Filmography

• 2006: Doctor Who as Gareth (TV series)
• 2010: The Lost Tribe as Chris
• 2009-2010: The Fresh Beat Band as Reed (13 episodes - TV series)
• 2010: Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary as Grantaire
• 2011: Convincing Clooney as Chris
• 2011: The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall as Raoul
• 2011: "Shackled" as Jesse (short film)
• 2012: Les Misérables as National Guard

External links

• Official site updated June 2012
• Hadley Fraser at the Internet Broadway Database
• Hadley Fraser at IMDb
• Fresh Face: Hadley Fraser