The son of a bailiff in Parlement, Hauteroche fled to Spain in order to escape a marriage that was to be imposed on him and became a comedian in Valencia.
He played in Germany and founded his own company in Paris in 1654, then joined the Théâtre du Marais the same year and passed to the Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1660.
Representing the third tragic roles, he was noted for the skill with which he told stories.
Without rising to the creation of characters or the painting of manners, his talent was to skillfully build a plot and sow the dialog with pleasant traits.
L’Amant qui ne flatte point, in five acts, in verse (1668), Les Apparences trompeuses (1673), and L'Esprit follet (1684) were among his most popular plays.