ACTOR Name Donald Joseph Qualls Birth Date June 12, 1978 (age 41) Birth Place Nashville, Tennessee, US Family Debbie and Donnie Qualls (parents) Years Active 1995 - present

DJ Qualls is an American actor and producer, best known for his role as Kyle Edwards in the movie Road Trip.

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Biography

Raised in Tennessee as one of five children, D.J. Qualls was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease at age 14. After drastic surgery and two years of chemotherapy, the cancer went into remission.

Academically talented, he left Tennessee after high school to attend the University of London, where he studied English language and literature. He later returned to his home state and began working in local theater, appearing on stage in Nashville productions and attended Belmont University.

After he was spotted by photographers David LaChappelle and Steve Klein, Qualls also began modeling, appearing most notably in ads for Prada. The modeling job proved a positive and lucrative experience, earning him crucial exposure in addition to money. He made his TV debut as an extra in Against the Wall, a 1994 movie and later in the TV movie Mama Flora's Family (1998), but he did not make the jump to features until he was cast a couple of years later in Road Trip. Originally auditioning for a bit part, Qualls instead landed a starring role as one of the college youths. As humorously nerdy virgin Kyle, Qualls received better reviews than the movie, establishing himself as a rising young actor.

With a strong performance under his belt, Qualls was suddenly finding work everywhere. Films like Cherry Falls (2000), The New Guy (2002), Big Trouble (2002) and Lone Star State Of Mind (2002) were soon added to his resume.

His TV appearances include Criminal Minds, Lost , Monk, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and My Name is Earl. His role as Garth Fitzgerald IV in CW's Supernatural has recently made him popular.

On Criminal Minds

Qualls portrayed Richard Slessman, an ex-inmate who provided technical assistance to the unsub in the pilot episode of Criminal Minds.

Filmography

The Man in the High Castle - 30 episodes (2015-2018) - Ed McCarthy

Silence Please! (2017) - Douglas

Fargo - 2 episodes (2017) - Golem

Z Nation - 28 episodes (2014-2017) - Simon "Citizen Z" Crueller

Buster's Mal Heart (2016) - The Last Free Man

Time Traveling Bong - 2 episodes (2016) - Future Man

Perception - 5 episodes (2013-2015) - Agent Rudy Fleckner

November Rule (2015) - Kareem

Family Guy (2015) - Centipede (voice, credited as D.J. Qualls)

American Dad! (2014) - Martin (voice)

Legit - 26 episodes (2013-2014) - Billy Nugent

Supernatural - 4 episodes (2011-2014) - Garth Fitzgerald IV

Hawaii Five-0 (2013) - Marshall Demps

Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013) - JJ

Small Apartments (2012) - Artie

Memphis Beat - 20 episodes (2010-2011) - Davey Sutton

Running Mates (2011) - Graham 'One-Ball' Jones

Amigo (2010) - Zeke

Circle of Eight (2009) - Randall

Last Day of Summer (2009) - Joe

All About Steve (2009) - Howard

Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009) - Kyle

Breaking Bad (2009) - Getz

The Company Man (2008) - Guy

Familiar Strangers (2008) - Kenny Worthington

The Big Bang Theory (2008) - Toby Loobenfeld (credited as D.J. Qualls)

Good Behavior (2008) - Donnie Stryker

My Name Is Earl - 3 episodes (2007) - Ray-Ray

Numb3rs (2007) - Anthony Braxton

Delta Farce (2007) - Everett

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006) - Henry Briney

I'm Reed Fish (2006) - Andrew

Monk (2006) - Rufus

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005) - Robbie Boatman

Lost (2005) - Johnny

Criminal Minds - "Extreme Aggressor" (2005) TV episode - Richard Slessman

Little Athens (2005) - Corey

Hustle & Flow (2005) - Shelby (credited as D.J. Qualls)

The Core (2003) - Rat

Chasing Holden (2003) - Neil Lawrence

Comic Book Villains (2002) - Archie

Britney Spears Feat. Pharrell Williams: Boys (2002) - Unknown Character

Simple Plan: I'm Just a Kid (2002) - Dizzy (uncredited)

The New Guy (2002) - Dizzy

Lone Star State of Mind (2002) - Junior

Big Trouble (2002) - Andrew

Scrubs (2002) - Josh

Eels: Mr. E's Beautiful Blues (2000) - Kyle Edwards (uncredited)

Cherry Falls (2000) - Wally (credited as D.J. Qualls)

Road Trip (2000) - Kyle

Mama Flora's Family - 2 episodes (1998) - Jason

For an up-to-date filmography, see here.

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