1. Donald Joseph Qualls was born on June 10,1978 and is an American actor.
18 Facts About DJ Qualls
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DJ Qualls is best known for his television roles as Citizen Z on the Syfy horror series Z Nation and Ed McCarthy on the Amazon Prime Video series The Man in the High Castle.
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DJ Qualls has had starring roles in the films I'm Reed Fish, Delta Farce, Amigo, Small Apartments, and Buster's Mal Heart.
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DJ Qualls had main roles as Police Officer Davey Sutton on the TNT crime series Memphis Beat and Billy Nugent on the FX and FXX sitcom Legit.
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DJ Qualls was born in Nashville, Tennessee, one of five children of Donnie and Janice DJ Qualls.
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DJ Qualls was raised in Manchester, Tennessee, and attended school in nearby Tullahoma.
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DJ Qualls was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age fourteen.
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DJ Qualls returned to Tennessee, enrolling at Belmont University in Nashville, where he began acting in a local theater company.
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DJ Qualls was an extra in the 1994 HBO film Against the Wall.
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DJ Qualls landed the small role of Jason in the miniseries Mama Flora's Family while participating in community theater.
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DJ Qualls debuted in Road Trip as shy virgin Kyle Edwards.
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DJ Qualls appeared as a Y2K prophet opposite Rami Malek in the sci-fi mystery thriller Buster's Mal Heart.
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In 2002, DJ Qualls played Archie in the film Comic Book Villains, Andrew in the film Big Trouble, Junior in the film Lone Star State of Mind, Dizzy Gillespie Harrison in the film The New Guy, and Rat in the sci-fi film The Core.
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DJ Qualls appeared in a cameo in Britney Spears' music video "Boys" and was in the "I'm Just a Kid" music video by Simple Plan.
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DJ Qualls starred in the Paramount Pictures web series Circle of Eight.
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DJ Qualls co-starred on the television series Legit as Billy Nugent, a 33-year-old man with muscular dystrophy.
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In January 2020, DJ 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.
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DJ Qualls revealed in May 2024 that he is currently in a relationship with fellow Supernatural actor Ty Olsson, and that the two are engaged to be married.