DJ Qualls
Born: 1978-06-12 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
DJ Qualls is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Road Trip, The New Guy, and Hustle & Flow. He has also made appearances on the TV series Supernatural, Lost, Scrubs, and The Big Bang Theory, and he was cast in a regular role as Citizen Z on the Syfy series Z Nation. He overcame a diagnosis of Hodgkin\'s lymphoma, a type of cancer, at age fourteen. 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,\" after announcing it at a Jim Jefferies show in San Diego. Prior to this, he had referenced his sexuality on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in the early 2010s. He got engaged to his Supernatural costar Ty Olsson in May 2024.
Filmography
2026
- The Napa Boys as The Sommelier
2025
- 1780 as Samuel
2024
- Carved as Bill
- The Open Door as Framton Nuttel
2023
- Bookie as Alan
2022
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Jenkins Brown
- Turning Point as Casper
2019
- Creepshow as Clark Wilson
2018
- Bigger as Michael Steere
2017
- The Jim Jefferies Show as Crisis Actor
- Buster's Mal Heart as Brown (The Last Free Man)
2016
- Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
- Time Traveling Bong as Future Man
2015
- The Man in the High Castle as Ed McCarthy
- November Rule as Kareem
2014
- Fargo as Golem
- Z Nation as Citizen Z
- Celebrity Name Game as Self
2013
- Legit as Billy Nugent
- Pawn Shop Chronicles as JJ
2012
- Perception as Agent Rudy Fleckner
- Small Apartments as Artie
- Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
2011
- Amigo as Zeke
- Running Mates as Graham 'One-Ball' Jones
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Marshall Demps
- Conan as Self
- Memphis Beat as Police Officer Davey Sutton
2009
- All About Steve as Howard
- Road Trip: Beer Pong as Kyle
- Last Day of Summer as Joe
- Circle of Eight as Randall
2008
- Breaking Bad as Getz
- Familiar Strangers
- The Company Man as Guy
- Good Behavior as Donnie Stryker
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Toby Loobenfeld
- Delta Farce as Everett
- I'm Reed Fish as Andrew
2005
- Supernatural as Garth Fitzgerald
- Criminal Minds as Richard Slessman
- American Dad! as Martin / Fast-talking Kid (voice)
- Numb3rs as Anthony Braxton
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- My Name Is Earl as Ray-Ray
- Hustle & Flow as Shelby
- Little Athens as Cory
2004
- Lost as Johnny
- Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative as Self
2002
- Monk as Rufus the Computer Geek
- The New Guy as Dizzy Harrison / Gil Harris
- Big Trouble as Andrew
- Lone Star State of Mind as Junior
- Comic Book Villains as Archie
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Robbie Boatman
- Scrubs as Josh
- Chasing Holden as Neil Lawrence
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Henry Briney
- Road Trip as Kyle
- Cherry Falls as Wally
1999
- Family Guy as Centipede (voice)
1998
- Mama Flora's Family as Jason
1997
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest