Bradley Jaden

Bradley Jaden (born Bradley Wilson) is an English actor. His West End credits include the leading roles of Javert and Enjolras in Les Misérables, Fiyero in Wicked, and Lancelot in Camelot.^[1]

Bradley Jaden
Education	Guildford School of Acting
Occupation(s)	Actor and singer
Years active	2008-present
Known for	Les Misérables

In addition to his leading West End credits is also understudying the title role in Shrek the Musical and Jean Valjean in Les Mis.^[1] He starred as Raoul in the Italian premiere of The Phantom of the Opera.^[2] He's set to reprise the role of Inspector Javert in Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular World Tour.^[3]

Career

In 2011, Jaden made his West End debut in Shrek the Musical understudying the titular role and playing Papa Bear.^[4]

In 2014, he made his Les Mis debut playing Lesgles and understudying the role of Enjolras.^[5][6] He would later takeover the role of Enjolras and understudy Jean Valjean for the show's 30th anniversary.^[7]

In 2016, Jaden joined the international tour cast of Wicked playing the role of Fiyero. He later reprised the role in the West End production.^[8]

In 2018, Jaden rejoined Les Mis playing the role of Javert. He would be the last actor to play the role in the Queen's Theatre.^[9]

He reprised his role of Enjolras in the Gielgud Theatre's Les Misérables: The Staged Concert in 2019. He would then take over the role of Javert from Michael Ball and continue with the role in the Sondheim Theatre production and left the cast in September 2022. He rejoined the cast for two weeks in January 2024.^[10]

In 2022, Jaden played Sir Lancelot in Camelot opposite Ramin Karimloo and Lucy St. Louis at the London Palladium.^[11]

Since January 31, 2023, Jaden has played Jed, who is Sonia Fowler's lodger in the television soap opera EastEnders.^[12]

In June 2023, it was announced Jaden would play Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in the Italian premiere of The Phantom of the Opera opposite Karimloo as the Phantom and Earl Carpenter as Monsieur André.^[2]

In September 2023, Jaden joined Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga in the cast of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends for a limited 16 week season at the Gielgud Theatre.^[13]

In late 2024, he's set to reprise the role of Javert in Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular World Tour.^[3]

Acting credits

Theatre

Source:^{[1][11][14][15]}

Year(s)	Production	Role	Theatre	Location
2008	Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure	Cecco	West Yorkshire Playhouse	Leeds
2009	The Blues Brothers	Jack Joliet Blue	Edinburgh Festival	Edinburgh
2011–2013	Shrek the Musical	Papa Bear / Dragon Puppeteer u/s Shrek u/s Papa Ogre	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane	West End
2013–2014	Ghost: The Musical	Ensemble u/s Sam u/s Carl	—	UK National Tour
2014–2015	Les Misérables	Lesgles u/s Jean Valjean u/s Enjolras	Queen's Theatre	West End
2015–2016		Enjolras u/s Jean Valjean
2016	My Fair Lady	Freddy Eynsford-Hill	St Paul's Church	London
2016–2017	Wicked	Fiyero Tigelaar	—	International Tour
2017			Apollo Victoria Theatre	West End
	South Pacific	Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC	Cadogan Hall	London
2017–2018	Wicked	Fiyero Tigelaar	Apollo Victoria Theatre	West End
2018–2019	Les Misérables	Javert	Queen's Theatre
2019		Enjolras	Gielgud Theatre
2019–2020		Javert	Sondheim Theatre
2020		Enjolras u/s Javert
2021		Javert
	Treason The Musical	Thomas Percy	Cadogan Hall	London
	Les Misérables	Javert	Sondheim Theatre	West End
		Emergency Enjolras
2021–2022		Javert
2022	Camelot	Sir Lancelot du Lac	London Palladium
	Les Misérables	Javert	Sondheim Theatre
	Treason The Musical	Thomas Percy	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
	Les Misérables	Javert	Sondheim Theatre
2023	The Phantom of the Opera	Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny	Politeama Rossetti	Trieste
	Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends	Performer	Gielgud Theatre	West End
2024	Les Misérables	Javert	Sondheim Theatre
	Side Show	Terry Connor	London Palladium^[16]
2024-2025	Les Misérables	Javert	-	Arena Spectacular World Tour^[3]

Filmography

Year(s)	Production	Role	Notes
2019	Les Misérables: The Staged Concert	Enjolras
2023	EastEnders	Jed

References

1. "Bradley Jaden: Credits, Bio, News & More". Broadway World. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
2. Cast joining Ramin Karimloo in Phantom of the Opera Italian premiere revealed
3. Cast for Les Misérables arena tour announced
4. Shrek Jaden
5. Jaden Lesgles
6. Jaden Valjean
7. Les Mis 30th
8. Jaden Wicked
9. Jaden closes Les Mis as Javert
10. Jaden Enjolras Javert
11. "Ramin Karimloo, Lucy St. Louis, and Bradley Jaden Will Star in London Camelot Concert". Playbill. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
12. "West End star Bradley Jaden cast in BBC's EASTENDERS". WestEndBestFriend. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
13. "Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at the Gielgud Theatre". www.gielgudtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
14. "Bradley Jaden Theatre Credits and Profile". abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
15. "Les Miserables' London 30th Anniversary Gala, With Colm Wilkinson, Frances Ruffelle and More, Held Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
16. Louise Dearman & Rachel Tucker to star in Side Show at the London Palladium