Bradley Jaden


Bradley Jaden 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.
In addition to his leading West End credits is also understudying the title role in Shrek the Musical and Jean Valjean in Les Mis. He starred as Raoul in the Italian premiere of The Phantom of the Opera. He reprised the role of Inspector Javert in Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular World Tour.
Bradley also starred in EastEnders in 2023 as Sonia's lodger.
As of 2025, he has held the role of Inspector Javert in 8 separate stints and Enjolras for 4 respectively, spanning over a decade in Les Miserables, the West End's longest running musical.

Career

In 2011, Jaden made his West End debut in Shrek the Musical understudying the titular role and playing Papa Bear.
In 2014, he made his Les Mis debut playing Lesgles and understudying the role of Enjolras and Jean Valjean. He would later takeover the role of Enjolras for the show's 30th anniversary.
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 in both 2016 and again in 2017.
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. 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.
In 2022, Jaden played Sir Lancelot in Camelot opposite Ramin Karimloo and Lucy St. Louis at the London Palladium.
Starting 31 January 2023, he played Jed, Sonia Fowler's lodger in seven episodes of the television soap opera EastEnders.
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. Then 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. He made his United States performance debut in June 2024, he brought his own concert show to New York City at Sony Hall.
In Autumn 2024, he reprised the role of Javert in Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular World Tour. He shared the role with Michael Ball and performed opposite Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly, and Peter Joback as Valjean. Jaden performed the role in the UK, Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, and the United Arab Emirates.

Acting credits

Theatre

Source:
YearProductionRoleTheatreLocation
2008Peter Pan: A Musical AdventureCeccoWest Yorkshire PlayhouseLeeds
2009The Blues BrothersJack Joliet BlueEdinburgh FestivalEdinburgh
2011–2013Shrek the MusicalPapa Bear / Dragon Puppeteer
u/s Shrek
u/s Papa Ogre
Theatre Royal, Drury LaneWest End
2013–2014Ghost: The MusicalEnsemble
u/s Sam
u/s Carl
UK National Tour
2014–2015Les MisérablesLesgles
u/s Jean Valjean
u/s Enjolras
Queen's TheatreWest End
2015–2016Les MisérablesEnjolrasQueen's TheatreWest End
2016My Fair LadyFreddy Eynsford-HillSt Paul's ChurchLondon
2016–2017WickedFiyero TigelaarInternational Tour
2017WickedFiyero TigelaarApollo Victoria TheatreWest End
2017South PacificLt. Joseph Cable, USMCCadogan HallLondon
2017–2018WickedFiyero TigelaarApollo Victoria TheatreWest End
2018–2019Les MisérablesJavertQueen's TheatreWest End
2019Les MisérablesEnjolrasGielgud TheatreWest End
2019–2020Les MisérablesJavertSondheim TheatreWest End
2020Les MisérablesEnjolras
u/s Javert
Sondheim TheatreWest End
2021Les MisérablesJavertSondheim TheatreWest End
2021Treason The MusicalThomas PercyCadogan HallLondon
2021Les MisérablesJavertSondheim TheatreWest End
2021Les MisérablesEmergency EnjolrasSondheim TheatreWest End
2021–2022Les MisérablesJavertSondheim TheatreWest End
2022CamelotSir Lancelot du LacLondon PalladiumWest End
2022Treason The MusicalThomas PercyTheatre Royal, Drury LaneWest End
2022–23Les MisérablesJavertSondheim TheatreWest End
2023The Phantom of the OperaRaoul, Vicomte de ChagnyPoliteama RossettiTrieste
2023–2024Stephen Sondheim's Old FriendsFeatured PerformerGielgud TheatreWest End
2024Les MisérablesJavertSondheim TheatreWest End
2024Side ShowTerry ConnorLondon PalladiumWest End
2024–2025Les MisérablesJavert-International
Tour
2025Les MisérablesJavertSondheim TheatreWest End