DJ Qualls

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Qualls gained mainstream recognition after a supporting role in the sex comedy film Road Trip (2000), which he reprised in the sequel, Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009). This was followed with a lead role in the teen comedy film The New Guy (2002), alongside starring roles in The Core (2003) and Hustle & Flow (2005), the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Qualls has also had starring roles in the films I'm Reed Fish (2006), Delta Farce (2007), Amigo (2010), Small Apartments (2013), and Buster's Mal Heart (2016).

Qualls had main roles as Police Officer Davey Sutton on the TNT crime series Memphis Beat (2010–2011) and Billy Nugent on the FX and FXX sitcom Legit (2013–2014).

Early life

Qualls was born in Nashville, Tennessee, one of five children of Donnie and Janice Qualls. He was raised in Manchester, Tennessee, and attended school in nearby Tullahoma. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age fourteen. After two years of treatment, his cancer was said to be in remission. According to Qualls, the chemotherapy at an early age sped up his metabolism and affected his growth, "It stopped my development," which explains his slender frame.[1][2] After graduating from Coffee County Central High School in 1995, where he was an active member in the Red Raider Band, Qualls attended King's College London, where he studied English literatureScript error: No such module "Unsubst".. He returned to Tennessee, enrolling at Belmont University in Nashville, where he also began acting in a local theater company.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Career

Qualls was an extra in the 1994 HBO film Against the Wall. He landed the small role of Jason in the miniseries Mama Flora's Family (1998) while participating in community theater. After auditioning for a one-liner in Road Trip (2000), he was asked to come from the Atlanta office to meet producer Ivan Reitman in California. He debuted in Road Trip as shy virgin Kyle Edwards.[3] After this, he worked as a model for Prada and photographers such as David LaChapelle and Steve Klein.[4] In Cherry Falls (2000), he played Wally, another virgin. In 2001, he played Neil Lawrence in Chasing Holden.[5] Qualls also appeared as a Y2K prophet opposite Rami Malek in the sci-fi mystery thriller Buster's Mal Heart (2017).

In 2002, Qualls played Archie in the film Comic Book Villains, Andrew in the film Big Trouble, Junior in the film Lone Star State of Mind, Dizzy Gillespie Harrison in the film The New Guy, and Rat in the sci-fi film The Core.[6]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He starred in the comedy Delta Farce. In 2005, he appeared as Shelby in the film Hustle & Flow.[7] His television work includes eccentric hunter Garth Fitzgerald IV on Supernatural and appearances on Monk, Scrubs, Criminal Minds, Lost, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Numb3rs, My Name Is Earl, Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, and Memphis Beat.[8]

Qualls appeared in a cameo in Britney Spears' music video "Boys" (2002) and was also in the "I'm Just a Kid" music video by Simple Plan (2002). He starred in the Paramount Pictures web series Circle of Eight.[9][10] He co-starred on the television series Legit as Billy Nugent, a 33-year-old man with muscular dystrophy.

Personal life

In January 2020, Qualls came out as gay on his Twitter account, stating he was "tired of worrying about what it would do to my career,"[11] after announcing it at a Jim Jefferies show in San Diego.[12] Prior to this, he had referenced his sexuality on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in the early 2010s.[13]

Qualls revealed in May 2024 that he is currently in a relationship with fellow Supernatural actor Ty Olsson, and that the two are engaged to be married.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Cherry Falls Wally
2000 Road Trip Kyle Edwards
2001 Chasing Holden Neil Lawrence
2002 Comic Book Villains Archie Co-producer
Big Trouble Andrew
Lone Star State of Mind Junior
The New Guy Dizzy Gillespie Harrison / Gil Harris
2003 The Core Theodore Donald "Rat" Finch
2005 Hustle & Flow Shelby
Little Athens Cory
2006 I'm Reed Fish Andrew
2007 Delta Farce Private Everett Shackleford
2008 Familiar Strangers Kenny Worthington
The Company Man Guy Short film
2009 Road Trip: Beer Pong Kyle Edwards
All About Steve Howard
Circle of Eight Randall[15]
2010 Last Day of Summer Joe Executive producer
Amigo Zeke
2011 Running Mates Graham "One Ball" Jones
21 & Over Counselor
2013 Small Apartments Artie
Pawn Shop Chronicles JJ
2016 November Rule Kareem
Buster's Mal Heart Brown/Last Free Man
2017 Silence Please! Douglas Short film
2018 Fifty Minutes Mr. Potter Short film
2024 Carved Hulu release[16]
TBA 1780 Post-production[17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Mama Flora's Family Jason 2 episodes
2002 Scrubs Josh Episode: "My Student"
2005 Lost Johnny Episode: "Everybody Hates Hugo"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Robie Boatman Episode: "Scared Crazy"
2005 Criminal Minds Richard Slessman Episode: "Extreme Aggressor"
2005 Punk'd Himself Season 6, Episode 7
2006 Monk Rufus / Computer Geek Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Big Reward"
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Henry Garden Episode: "Post-Mortem"
2007 Numb3rs Anthony Braxton Episode: "Primacy"
2007 My Name Is Earl Ray-Ray 3 episodes
2007 The Big Bang Theory Toby Loobenfeld Episode: "The Loobenfeld Decay"
2008 Good Behavior Donnie Stryker Television film
2009 Breaking Bad Getz Episode: "Better Call Saul"
2010 Memphis Beat Davey Sutton 20 episodes
2011–2020 Supernatural Garth Fitzgerald IV/Mr. Fizzles 6 episodes
2013 Hawaii Five-0 Marshall Demps Episode: "Kupouli 'la"
2013 Perception Agent Rudy Fleckner 5 episodes[18]
2013–2014 Legit Billy Nugent Main character (26 episodes)
2014–2018 Z Nation Citizen Z Series regular, 28 episodes
2015–2018 The Man in the High Castle Ed McCarthy Series regular, 30 episodes
2016 Time Traveling Bong Future Man 2 episodes
2016 Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry Himself 1 episodes
2017 Fargo Golem 2 episodes
2019 Creepshow Clark Willson 1 episode
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Jenkins Brown (voice role) 1 episode
2023; 2025 Bookie Alan 3 episodes

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role Notes
2000 Barenaked Ladies "Pinch Me"
2000 Eels "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Kyle Edwards Uncredited
2002 Simple Plan "I'm Just a Kid" Dizzy Gillespie Harrison / Gil Harris Uncredited
2002 Britney Spears "Boys"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2006 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Hustle & Flow
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References

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