# Hudson Williams

> Hudson Williams is a Canadian actor and filmmaker whose lead performance as Shane Hollander in the Crave series Heated Rivalry turned years of restaurant shifts, acting classes, and self-made shorts into an international breakthrough. Born in Kelowna, raised in Kamloops, and trained at Langara College in Vancouver, he has since won the 2026 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performer in a Drama Series, taken on sharply different parts in Yaga and Apparatus, and continued working toward the feature film he hopes to write, direct, and act in himself.

- **Role:** Actor portraying Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry
- **Organizations:** Creative Artists Agency, Crave, HBO Max
- **From:** Kelowna, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Certificate in Film Arts (Acting), Langara College
- **Known for:** Won the 2026 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performer in a Drama Series for Heated Rivalry., Led Heated Rivalry as Shane Hollander; the series was renewed for a second season after three weeks on air., Co-directed and produced the short film Rancid with Alex Vance and contributed its story.

## Career timeline

- **2020** — Graduated from Langara College’s Film Arts acting program and began making independent short films while auditioning and working restaurant shifts.
- **2024** — Appeared in Allegiance and co-directed, produced, developed the story for, and acted in the short film Rancid.
- **2025** — Appeared in Tracker and broke through as Shane Hollander in the six-episode first season of Heated Rivalry, which premiered November 28.
- **2026** — Won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performer in a Drama Series for Heated Rivalry.
- **2026** — Opened the Dsquared2 Fall 2026 runway show and became a Friend of the House for Balenciaga.
- **2026** — Premiered Yaga at the Toronto International Film Festival and returned to production on Heated Rivalry season two.

## Achievements

- Won the 2026 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performer in a Drama Series for Heated Rivalry.
- Led Heated Rivalry as Shane Hollander; the series was renewed for a second season after three weeks on air.
- Co-directed and produced the short film Rancid with Alex Vance and contributed its story.
- Opened the Dsquared2 Fall 2026 runway show in Milan.
- Named a Friend of the House for Balenciaga and appeared in the fashion house’s Heart and Body campaign.
- Cast in Yaga, The Altruists, Apparatus, and Tyrant following his Heated Rivalry breakthrough.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared at TIFF’s Making Waves With Hudson Williams conversation and discussed the challenge of returning to Shane Hollander after the first season became a global phenomenon.
- **2026-09** — Premiered the first episodes of Yaga at TIFF; the series is scheduled to debut October 23, 2026, on Crave and AMC+.
- **2026-09** — Filming Heated Rivalry season two in Canada, with release expected in 2027.
- **2026-06** — Won Best Lead Performer in a Drama Series at the Canadian Screen Awards for Heated Rivalry.

## Links

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hudsonwilliams9010
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hudsonwilliamsofficial/

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Last updated: 2026-09-21