Hadley Fraser
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Born | Robert Hugh Fraser 21 April 1980 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor, Singer |
Known for | The Pirate Queen Les Misérables The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall |
Spouse(s) | Rosalie Craig |
Robert Hugh "Hadley" Fraser (born 21 April 1980) is an English stage actor and singer. He made his West End debut as Marius in Les Misérables. He also originated the role of Tiernan in the Broadway show The Pirate Queen.
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Life and career
Hadley 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.[citation needed] He 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 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.
On 23 June 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.[citation needed]
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 costarred alongside Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, who played the Phantom and Christine respectively. Fraser also costarred with Karimloo in the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Misérables. Hadley has written music for a band called "Sheytoons" with Ramin, including "Heading West" and "Driftwood."
Fraser appeared in the film adaptation of Les Misérables, as the Army General of the National Guard.
Hadley appeared aside Tom Hiddleston in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Coriolanus from 6 December 2013 to 13 February 2014.
On 5 October 2014 Hadley married his long-time girlfriend (and co-theatre star) Rosalie Craig.
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.[1]
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 2004 via social media and digital download (no hardcopy has been released).
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Doctor Who | Gareth | TV series (Army of Ghosts) |
2009-2010 | The Fresh Beat Band | Reed | TV series - 13 episodes |
2010 | The Lost Tribe | Chris | |
2010 | Les Misérables in Concert | Grantaire | Live concert at The O2 |
2011 | Convincing Clooney | Chris | |
2011 | Phantom of the Opera | 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 |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002–03 | Les Misérables | Marius Pontmercy | Palace Theatre (West End debut) |
2003–04 | Oklahoma | Curly | Savoy Theatre |
2003–04 | The Pirates of Penzance | Frederic | Savoy Theatre |
2004 | The Shaughraun | Captain Molineaux | Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
2004 | Putting It Together | Young Man | Harrogate Theatre |
2005 | The Far Pavilions | Ashton Pelham-Martyn | Shaftesbury Theatre |
2005 | Longitude | William Harrison | Greenwich Theatre |
2006 | Assassins | John Wilkes Booth | Sheffield Crucible |
2006 | Pacific Overtures | Kayama Yasaemon | Leicester Haymarket |
2006 | My Fair Lady | Freddy Eynsford-Hill | Larnaca Amphitheatre, Cyprus |
2006-07 | The Pirate Queen | Tiernan | Cadillac Palace, Chicago & Broadway |
2007 | The Last Five Years | Jamie | Theatre Aspen, Colorado |
2009 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Birmingham REP |
2010 | The Fantasticks | El Gallo | Duchess Theatre |
2010 | Les Misérables in Concert | Grantaire | O2 Arena |
2011 | Phantom of the Opera | Viscount Raoul de Chagny | Royal Albert Hall |
2011–12 | Les Misérables | Javert | Queen's Theatre |
2013 | The Pajama Game | Sid Sorokin | Chichester Minerva Theatre |
2013 | The Machine | Garry Kasparov | M.I.F. & Park Avenue Armoury, NYC |
2013-14 | Coriolanus | Tullus Aufidius | Donmar Warehouse |
2014-15 | City of Angels | Stine | Donmar Warehouse |
2015 | The Vote | Alastair Swift | Donmar Warehouse |
2015 | The Winter's Tale | Polixenes | Garrick Theatre |
2015-16 | Harlequinade | First Halberdier | Garrick Theatre |
Discography
Just Let Go
- Released: Pre-Release 21 Aug 14
- Format: Digital EP
- Writer: Hadley Fraser
- Tracks: "Just Let Go", "Heading West", "Herne and the Red Kite", "But For Me", "On Constellation Street"
References
External links
- Official site updated June 2012
- Hadley Fraser at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Hadley Fraser at the Internet Movie Database
- Fresh Face: Hadley Fraser
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- 1980 births
- English male musical theatre actors
- English male stage actors
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham