
DJ Qualls
Acting
DJ Qualls is a European-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.
Known for
2026The Napa Boys
The Sommelier
20251780
Samuel
2024Carved
Bill
2024The Open Door
Framton Nuttel
2022Turning Point
Casper
2018Bigger
Michael Steere
2017Buster's Mal Heart
Brown (The Last Free Man)
2015November Rule
Kareem
2013Pawn Shop Chronicles
JJ
2012Small Apartments
Artie
2011Amigo
Zeke
2011Running Mates
Graham 'One-Ball' Jones
2009Road Trip: Beer Pong
Kyle
2009All About Steve
Howard
2009Circle of Eight
Randall
2009Last Day of Summer
Joe
2008Familiar Strangers
2008The Company Man
Guy
2007Delta Farce
Everett
2007I'm Reed Fish
Andrew
2005Hustle & Flow
Shelby
2005Little Athens
Cory
2004Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Self
2003The Core
Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch