Fra Fee reflects on Heated Rivalry as he weighs in on straight actors playing queer roles debate (EXCLUSIVE)
Fee remains divided over straight actors playing queer roles, opening up about his frustrations when it isn’t done well in his Attitude cover interview
By Aaron Sugg
Fra Fee has weighed in on the debate over straight actors playing queer roles, drawing on his experience as an acclaimed stage actor and his work on screen in both queer and straight roles.
Speaking in his Attitude magazine cover interview, he stressed that authenticity and commitment are key when straight actors take on queer roles.
“I certainly feel as though there are [certain] roles that should be reserved for queer actors,” the Hawkeye actor says.
“I also don’t mind it when a straight person plays a gay character” – Fra Fee on straight actors playing queer roles
“But I also don’t mind it when a straight person plays a gay character really, really successfully,” Fee adds.
“The thing that I just can’t abide is when someone [straight] is playing a gay role and isn’t able to, like, fully go there. That frustrates the hell out of me,” he states.
Fee’s queer roles include Andy in BBC’s Lost Boys and Fairies (2024) and Kazi Kazimierczak in Marvel’s Hawkeye (2021).
“I fully believe that they are passionately into each other” – Fee on Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie
On queer representation in film, he also shared his thoughts on Heated Rivalry, the gay hockey series starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, which has taken the world by storm.
“I’ve no idea what the orientation of those two [actors] are, but I fully believe that they are passionately into each other. And that’s all that matters at the end of the day,” Fee adds.
Speculation surrounding the pair’s sexuality has long circulated in the media. Last year, Williams and Storrie spoke with Deadline, addressing discussion around their off-screen sexualities.
“We’re best friends, and we love expressing that physically” – Williams on straight actors playing queer roles
“I think there was never a question for me, when I dreamed of being in the public eye, that I would want a level of privacy,” Williams said.
The Heated Rivalry actors also weighed in on the debate over queer actors playing queer roles. Williams admitted that he agrees this is important in storytelling:
“I want queer people telling queer stories, but there’s also the element of Connor and I – we’re best friends, and we love expressing that physically,” he said.
Storrie added that he prefers to keep his personal life separate from the characters he plays. “It’s important for me to have a little bit of separation from the character in the show,” he said.
Get more from Attitude
Read the full interview in the Attitude March/April 2026 issue, available on digital platforms and print from Friday 13th February 2026.
