DJ Qualls
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Hustle & Flow
as Shelby
2005
The New Guy
as Dizzy Harrison / Gil Harris
2002
Road Trip: Beer Pong
as Kyle
2009
All About Steve
as Howard
2009
Circle of Eight
as Randall
2009
Road Trip
as Kyle
2000
The Core
as Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch
2003
Lone Star State of Mind
as Junior
2002
Comic Book Villains
as Archie
2002
Delta Farce
as Everett
2007
Last Day of Summer
as Joe
2009
Amigo
as Zeke
2011
Small Apartments
as Artie
2012
Turning Point
as Casper
2022
Pawn Shop Chronicles
as JJ
2013
Running Mates
as Graham 'One-Ball' Jones
2011
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
as Self
2004
November Rule
as Kareem
2015
Familiar Strangers
2008
Chasing Holden
as Neil Lawrence
2001
TV Appearances
Numb3rs
as Anthony Braxton
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Henry Briney
2000
EP Daily
1997
Monk
as Rufus the Computer Geek
2002
My Name Is Earl
as Ray-Ray
2005
Criminal Minds
as Richard Slessman
2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Robbie Boatman
2001
Lost
as Johnny
2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Legit
as Billy Nugent
2013
Memphis Beat
as Police Officer Davey Sutton
2010
Breaking Bad
as Getz
2008