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- Hads
- Hedley
- Hadders
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Hadley Fraser (born Robert Hugh 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. In 2012, Fraser was named a Patron of the Performance Preparation Academy (PPA) theatre college in Guildford, UK.
His West End and other theatre credits include Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Assassins, The Far Pavilions, The Shaughraun, Peter Pan, The Pirates of Penzance, Longitude, My Fair Lady, The Last Five Years, The Fantasticks, A Christmas Carol and Pacific Overtures. In 2006, Fraser originated the role of Tiernan in The Pirate Queen on Broadway.
Fraser 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). He played the role of Chris in both (films) Convincing Clooney and Primevil. As a vocalist he can be heard on Scott Alan's releases Keys and Scott Alan LIVE.
In October 2010, Fraser sang the Les Misérables role of Grantaire in the 25th Anniversary concert.
Since 2009, Hadley has been 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.
Fraser's next endeavor into musical theatre will begin in April 2013 as the lead role of Sid in The Pajama Game (Chichester Festival Theatre).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Lindsay - Hadley appeared aside Tom Hiddleston in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Coriolanus from Dec 6, 2013 through Feb 13, 2014.
On October 5, 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.
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 '14 via social media and digital download (no hardcopy has been released).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Fra
- SpouseRosalie Craig(October 5, 2014 - present) (1 child)
- ParentsJack FraserCarol Fraser
- RelativesEd Fraser(Sibling)
- He is a close friend of Ramin Karimloo. Karimloo's youngest son is named Hadley, after Fraser.
- Hadley first met Ramin Karimloo in 2002 while they were both performing in Les Misérables at Queens Theatre in London; Hadley as Marius, Ramin as Feuilly, u/s Enjolras & u/s Marius. They have been in multiple other performances together including the filmed 25th Anniversary performances for both Les Misérables and the Phantom of the Opera. In the past few years, the two have started a band together called Sheytoons.
- When you join Actor's Equity, you must do so with a unique name. Since both Robert Fraser and Hugh Fraser were already taken, Hadley took on his Grandfather's name as his public persona. He most often goes by Rob with his family.
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