DJ Qualls

DJ Qualls
Qualls in 2014
Born Donald Joseph Qualls
(1978-06-10) June 10, 1978
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Education King's College London
University of London
Occupation Actor
Producer
Model
Years active 1994–present

Donald Joseph Qualls (born June 10, 1978), known professionally as DJ Qualls, is an American actor, producer, and model. He is best known for his work in films including Road Trip, The New Guy, Hustle & Flow, and The Core and for several appearances on television series such as Breaking Bad, Supernatural, Scrubs, Lost, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The Big Bang Theory.[1] He co-starred in the FX comedy series Legit, and is co-starring in the Syfy horror series Z Nation. He was cast in the Amazon Studios show The Man in the High Castle.

Early life

Qualls was born in Nashville, Tennessee, one of five children of Donnie and Debbie Qualls. He was raised in Manchester, Tennessee, and attended school nearby. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 14; after two years of treatment, his cancer was said to be in remission. According to Qualls the chemotherapy he received at an early age sped up his metabolism and impacted his system at a time of growth, "It stopped my development," which explains his slender frame.[2][3][4] After graduating from Coffee County Central High School, where he was an active member in the Red Raider Band, Qualls attended King's College, London, where he studied English language and English literature. He returned to Tennessee and enrolled in Belmont University in Nashville, where he also began acting in a local theater company.[5]

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.[6] After this, he worked as a model for Prada and photographers such as David LaChapelle and Steve Klein.[7] In Cherry Falls (2000), he played Wally, another virgin. In 2001, he played Neil Lawrence in Chasing Holden.[8]Qualls also appeared as a Y2K prophet opposite of 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.[9] He starred in the comedy Delta Farce. In 2005, he appeared as Shelby in the film Hustle & Flow.[10] His television work includes eccentric hunter Garth Fitzgerald IV on Supernatural and appearances on Monk, Scrubs, Criminal Minds, Lost, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, Numb3rs, My Name Is Earl, Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, and Memphis Beat.

Qualls appeared in a cameo in Britney Spears' music video "Boys" (2001) and was also in the "I'm Just a Kid" music video by Simple Plan (2002). He stars in the Paramount Pictures web series Circle of Eight.[11][12] He most recently co-starred as Billy Nugent, a 33-year-old man with muscular dystrophy, on the television series Legit.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000Road TripKyle Edwards
2000Cherry FallsWally
2001Chasing HoldenNeil Lawrence
2002Comic Book VillainsArchieCo-producer
2002Big TroubleAndrew
2002Lone Star State of MindJunior
2002The New GuyDizzy Gillespie Harrison / Gil Harris
2003The CoreTheodore Donald "Rat" Finch
2005Hustle & FlowShelby
2005Little AthensCory
2006I'm Reed FishAndrew
2007Delta FarcePrivate Everett Shackleford
2008Familiar StrangersKenny Worthington
2009Road Trip: Beer PongKyle Edwards
2009All About SteveHoward
2009Circle of EightRandall[13]
2010Last Day of SummerJoeExecutive producer
2010AmigoZeke
2011Running MatesGraham "One Ball" Jones
201121 & OverCounselor
2013Small ApartmentsArtie
2013Pawn Shop ChroniclesJJ
2016November RuleKareem
2016Buster's Mal HeartBrown/Last Free Man

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998Mama Flora's FamilyJason
2002ScrubsJoshEpisode: "My Student"
2005LostJohnnyEpisode: "Everybody Hates Hugo"
2005Law & Order: Criminal IntentRobie BoatmanEpisode: "Scared Crazy"
2005Criminal MindsRichard SlessmanEpisode: "Extreme Aggressor"
2005Punk'dHimselfSeason 6, Episode 7
2006MonkRufusEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Big Reward"
2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationHenry GardenEpisode: "Post Mortem"
2007Numb3rsAnthony BraxtonEpisode: "Primacy"
2007My Name Is EarlRay-Ray2 episodes
2007The Big Bang TheoryToby LoobenfeldEpisode: "The Loobenfeld Decay"
2009Breaking BadGetzEpisode: "Better Call Saul"
2010Memphis BeatDavey Sutton20 episodes
2011–2014, 2018SupernaturalGarth Fitzgerald IV4 episodes
2013Hawaii Five-0Marshall DempsEpisode: "Kupouli 'la"
2013PerceptionAgent Rudy Fleckner2 episodes[14]
2013–2014LegitBilly NugentMain character (26 episodes)
2014–presentZ NationCitizen ZSeries regular, 18 episodes
2015–presentThe Man in the High CastleEd McCarthySeries regular, 20 episodes
2016Time Traveling BongFuture Man2 episodes
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenryHimself1 episodes
2017FargoGolem2 episodes

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role
2001Britney Spears"Boys"
2002Simple Plan"I'm Just a Kid"
2000Barenaked Ladies"Pinch Me"

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)
Hustle & Flow
 Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "DJ Qualls Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Hi, Im DJ Qualls. Im an actor from such movie masterpieces as Road Trip, The New Guy, Hustle & Flow, and Sandra Bullock's razzie award winning film, All About Steve. I recur on Supernatural, Perception, and am a regular on the FX series Legit. • r/IAmA". reddit. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Abrams, Tamar (19 August 2010). "DJ Qualls: Putting the "Character" in Character Actor". Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "interviewly.com". interviewly.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "DJ Qualls". IMDb.
  6. ↑ Mark Plante (January 28, 2008). "DJ Qualls Interview for Hustle and Flow". The Cinema Source. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04.
  7. ↑ Steve Head (April 4, 2003). "A Conversation with DJ Qualls". IGN FilmForce.
  8. ↑ Bonnie Laufer (May 10, 2002). "Star Chat: A conversation with DJ Qualls". Tribute MovieMail Newsletter.
  9. ↑ Bonnie Laufer (March 21, 2003). "Star Chat: A conversation with DJ Qualls". Tribute MovieMail Newsletter.
  10. ↑ Jenny Halper (July 25, 2005). "INTERVIEW: DJ Qualls on "Hustle & Flow"". Cinema Confidential. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Finale of Paramount's Circle of Eight Now LIVE! - Dread Central". Dread Central.
  12. ↑ Heyman, Jessie (September 26, 2011). "D.J. Qualls Tweets: Beaten By Vancouver Police For No Reason". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  13. ↑ "Join Paramount's Circle of Eight - Dread Central". Dread Central.
  14. ↑ "Exclusive: DJ Qualls Returns to TNT for Perception". TV Guide.
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