DJ Qualls
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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.
Known for
Credits
Road Trip (2000)
as Kyle
The Core (2003)
as Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch
The New Guy (2002)
as Dizzy Harrison / Gil Harris
Hustle & Flow (2005)
as Shelby
Big Trouble (2002)
as Andrew
The Napa Boys (2026)
as The Sommelier
All About Steve (2009)
as Howard
Delta Farce (2007)
as Everett
Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009)
as Kyle
Cherry Falls (2000)
as Wally
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
as JJ
Small Apartments (2012)
as Artie
I'm Reed Fish (2007)
as Andrew
Bigger (2018)
as Michael Steere
Carved (2024)
as Bill
Buster's Mal Heart (2017)
as Brown (The Last Free Man)
1780 (2026)
as Samuel
Amigo (2011)
as Zeke
Good Behavior (2008)
as Donnie Stryker
Last Day of Summer (2009)
as Joe
November Rule (2015)
as Kareem
The King of Black Goo (2026)
as Lou
Little Athens (2005)
as Cory
Vanilla Ice Archive (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Comic Book Villains (2002)
as Archie
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative (2004)
as Self
Lone Star State of Mind (2002)
as Junior
Chasing Holden (2001)
as Neil Lawrence
Circle of Eight (2009)
as Randall
Familiar Strangers (2008)
as Kenny Worthington
Running Mates (2011)
as Graham 'One-Ball' Jones
Turning Point (2022)
as Casper
The Open Door (2024)
as Framton Nuttel
The Company Man (2008)
as Guy