Jérôme Pradon (born 3 June 1964) is a French actor and singer who has performed in the West End, in Paris, and in various other places around the world.
In 1991, Pradon made his musical debut in Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Les Misérables, as Marius at the Theatre Mogador in Paris.
[1][3] In 1995, travelling back and forth between France and England, Pradon performed in several productions including La Java des Mémoires, directed by Roger Louret and Assassins by Stephen Sondheim.
Also that year, he was a principal performer in Délit D’Ivresse, the last piece by Roland Petit; took part in the spectacular gala charity concert A Night Of 1000 Voices; played Javert in Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre, London, and performed at the Opening Gala for the first International Festival of Musical Theatre in Cardiff.
In 2003, Pradon played the roles of Shogun's mother and the French Admiral in the award-winning musical Pacific Overtures, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award.
Later that year, Pradon starred as several different characters in the Molière Award winning Le Cabaret Des Hommes Perdus.
Pradon's TV and film appearances include his first paid acting job Marcheloup, L'été ‘36, Cas De Divorce and Hélas Pour Moi directed by Jean Luc Goddard.
English speaking productions include the RTS Award-nominated Aristocrats; Oscar nominated Vatel directed by Roland Joffé; The Dancer playing The Director; the International Emmy award winning 2000 version of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing Judas for which his performance received rave reviews and a new collection of fans, and Peter Ackroyd's London and Carrie and Barry.