Selected filmography of DJ Qualls

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DJ Qualls is an American actor, model and screenwriter who became famous thanks to such films as "Road Adventure", "Big Trouble", "Tough Guy" and others. In the article, we note the most popular projects from his filmography.

DJ Qualls: personal life

DJ was born in 1978 in the US city of Nashville (Tennessee), and grew up in Manchester, where he went to the public school Coffee County Central High School. After school, he went to London and entered King's College London at the Faculty of English Language and Literature. Back in Tennessee, he applied to Belmont University, where he became a member of the local theater company.

At the age of 14, the actor was diagnosed with cancer, which after two years of treatment went into remission, so he actively supports any research aimed at combating this disease.

Holden Trouble

DJ Qualls dreamed of becoming an actor since childhood. There was no cinema in the city where he lived, so he spent most of his time watching TV, this device for him was the only connection with the outside world. Then the guy probably did not realize that in 1998 his dream would come true, and he would get his first episodic role in Peter Warner's mini-series "Mother Flora's Family". Two years later, he will play the shy Kyle Edwards, one of the main characters in Todd Phillips' teen comedy Road Trip.

In 2002, the actor appeared in Barry Sonnenfeld's gangster comedy Big Trouble, based on the novel of the same name by American writer Dave Barry. The role of Gil Harris, a quiet schoolboy who became popular after a communication master class from prisoner Luther, was performed in Ed Decter's comedy The Tough Guy (2002). And Neil Lawrence, the main character, played in Malcolm Clark's crime drama "In the Footsteps of Holden" (2003).

Caught by Steve

In mid-2003, DJ Qualls played hacker Donald Finch in John Amiel's disaster film Earth's Core. He became part of the main cast of the musical drama Hustle and Motion, directed by Craig Brewer in 2005. In the role of Private Everett Shackleford, he appeared in the military comedy S. B. Harding "Operation Delta Farce" (2007). And Kenny, one of the members of the Worthington family, played in Zachary Adler's comedy-drama Strangers Familiar (2008) about a long-standing intra-family conflict that flares up even more during the Thanksgiving holiday.

In 2009, the actor again played Kyle in Steve Rash's comedy "Road Adventure 2", which turned out to beless successful than the first part. Along with Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper, he starred in Phil Trail's comedy film All About Steve (2009). The role of Joe, an employee of a fast food restaurant, was played in Vlad Yudin's comedy drama Captive (2009). And for two seasons he played cop Davey Sutton in TNT's multi-episode drama Memphis Beat (2010-2011).

A person from the Z nation

From 2011 to 2014, DJ Qualls played the role of Garth Fitzgerald Ⅳ in Eric Kripke's mystical series Supernatural (2005 - …). He played Billy Nugent, a muscular dystrophy friend of stand-up comedian Jimm Jeffries, in Jim Jeffries and Peter O'Fallon's sitcom Normal (2013-2014). And as a conspiracy-obsessed stranger named Brown appeared in Sarah Adina's thriller Buster's Bad Heart (2016).

In 2017, the actor played an assassin named Golem in the third season of Noah Hawley's crime drama Fargo (2014 - …). For 26 episodes, he played the role of Citizen Z, the main character and former NSA hacker, in Karl Schaefer's post-apocalyptic drama Z Nation (2014 - …). Since 2015, in the role of Ed Macarthy, a member of the main cast, he has been taking part in the filming of Frank Spotnitz's fantasy series The Man in the High Castle (2015 - …). And at the end of 2018, DJ Qualls will appear in George Gallo's drama More, which tells the story of Joe and Ben Weider, who made bodybuilding a full-fledged sport.