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.
Fraser was born in Windsor, Berkshire.
He holds a BA from Birmingham University and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music.
1980
Robert Hugh "Hadley" Fraser (born 21 April 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 in the Broadway show 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.
2002
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.
2006
Fraser has performed in a number of West End productions and played Gareth in the Doctor Who episode "Army of Ghosts" (2006).
2009
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.
2010
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.
2011
In 2011, he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, or ARAM.
On 23 June 2011, Fraser returned to the West End production of Les Misérables, this time to play the role of Javert.
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.
2012
He received critical acclaim for the role and remained with the show until June 2012.
In 2012, Fraser sang "Beyond the Door" on the concept album for The In-Between, as the character of Calicus.
2013
Fraser appeared aside Tom Hiddleston in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Coriolanus from 6 December 2013 to 13 February 2014.
2014
On 5 October 2014, Hadley married his long-time girlfriend, actress Rosalie Craig.
The couple have a daughter.
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).
2017
He is the co-lyricist and co-book writer (with Josie Rourke) for the new 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.
2019
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 is set to play the role of Manny in the new musical Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End.
