Watch: Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams Details Receiving Messages From Closeted Pro Athletes After Show's ReleaseHudson Williams has been scoring some meaningful private messages. In fact, the Heated Rivalry actor, who plays closeted gay hockey star Shane Hollander opposite Connor Storie (Ilya Rozanov) on the Crave/HBO Max show, revealed that he has received multiple DMs from closeted LGBTQ+ athletes who appreciate the show. "The people who reach out, somewhat anonymously, who are like, 'I'm a professional player still, and I'm still in the closet,'" Hudson said in a Jan.