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DJ Qualls 
Qualls at the Sundance Film FestivalBorn Donald Joseph Qualls
June 12, 1978
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Occupation Actor, film producer Years active 1995–present Donald Joseph "DJ" Qualls (born June 12, 1978) is an American actor.
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Early life
Qualls was born to Debbie and Donnie Qualls in Nashville, Tennessee, one of five children. He was raised in Manchester, Tennessee and attended school nearby. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 14, and after two years of treatment, his cancer was said to be in remission. After graduating in 1996 from Coffee County Central High School, in Manchester, Tennessee, Qualls attended the University of London in Britain where he studied English and literature. He returned to Tennessee in 1997 and enrolled in Belmont University in Nashville, where he also began acting in a local theatre company.
Career
He was an extra in the HBO movie Against the Wall in 1994. He landed the small role of Jason in the television miniseries Mama Flora's Family (1998) while participating for free 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. Qualls debuted in Road Trip as shy virgin Kyle Edwards.[1]
After Road Trip, Qualls increasingly worked as a model, working for Prada and with photographers David LaChapelle and Steve Klein.[2] In Cherry Falls (2000), he played Wally, another virgin. In 2001 he played Neil Lawrence in Chasing Holden.[3]
In 2002, he appeared as Archie in the film Comic Book Villains, Andrew in Big Trouble, Junior in Lone Star State of Mind, Dizzy Gillespie Harrison in The New Guy, and Rat in the sci-fi film The Core.[4] Qualls starred in the comedy Delta Farce with Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy.[5]
In 2005, Qualls delivered a breakout performance in the movie Hustle & Flow in a supporting role as Shelby with Terrence Howard.
His television work includes appearances on Monk, Scrubs, Criminal Minds, Lost, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, Numb3rs, My Name Is Earl, Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, Supernatural and Memphis Beat.[6]
Qualls appeared in a cameo in Britney Spears' music video, "Boys", and he was also in the "I'm Just a Kid" music video by Simple Plan. He stars in the Paramount Pictures web series Circle of Eight.[7]
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2000 Road Trip Kyle Edwards Cherry Falls Wally 2001 Chasing Holden Neil Lawrence 2002 Comic Book Villains Archie Direct-to-DVD release
Co-producerBig Trouble Andrew Lone Star State of Mind Junior The New Guy Dizzy Gillespie Harrison 2003 The Core Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch Credited as "D.J. Qualls" 2005 Hustle & Flow Shelby Credited as "D.J. Qualls" Little Athens Cory 2006 I'm Reed Fish Andrew 2007 Delta Farce Private Everett Shackleford 2008 Familiar Strangers Kenny Worthington 2009 Road Trip: Beer Pong Kyle Edwards Direct-to-DVD release All About Steve Howard Circle of Eight Randall[8] 2010 Last Day of Summer Joe Executive producer Amigo Looking for US distributor 2011 Running Mates Graham 'One Ball' Jones Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Mama Flora's Family Jason Miniseries 2005 Criminal Minds Richard Slessman Episode: "Extreme Aggressor" Scrubs Josh Episode: "My Student" Lost Johnny Episode: "Everybody Hates Hugo" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Robie Boatman Episode: "Scared Crazy" 2006 Monk Rufus Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Big Reward" 2007 Numb3rs Anthony Braxton Episode: "Primacy" My Name Is Earl Ray-ray Episodes: "Blow" and "Midnight Bun" 2008 The Big Bang Theory Toby Loobenfeld Episode: "The Loobenfeld Decay" 2009 Breaking Bad Getz Episode: "Better Call Saul" 2010 Memphis Beat Davey Sutton 2011 Supernatural Garth Epidode: "Season seven, time for a wedding" References
- ^ The Cinema Source's DJ Qualls Interview By Mark Plante
- ^ A Conversation with DJ Qualls By Steve Head
- ^ Tribute's Star Chat with DJ Qualls on The New Guy By Bonnie Laufer
- ^ Tribute's Star Chat with DJ Qualls on The Core By Bonnie Laufer
- ^ Cinecon's DJ Qualls Interview By Jenny Halper
- ^ About's DJ Qualls Interview By Rebecca Murray and Fred Topel
- ^ Finale of Paramount's Circle of Eight Now LIVE!
- ^ Join Paramount's Circle of Eight
External links
- DJ Qualls at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Actors from Tennessee
- American film actors
- American film producers
- American television actors
- Cancer survivors
- People from Nashville, Tennessee
- 1978 births
- Living people
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