DJ Qualls

Biography

DJ Qualls is an American actor who started with small parts, including an extra in Against the Wall and a role in the miniseries Mama Flora's Family, while acting with a local theater company. His mainstream break came with a supporting role in Road Trip (2000), which he reprised in Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009). He went on to lead teen comedy The New Guy (2002) and star in The Core (2003) and Hustle & Flow (2005), the last earning him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Other film credits include Delta Farce (2007), Amigo (2010), Small Apartments (2012), and Buster's Mal Heart (2016). On television, he had main roles on Memphis Beat, Legit, and the Syfy series Z Nation as Citizen Z, and played Ed McCarthy on The Man in the High Castle.

48years old

Turns 49 on June 10in 255 days

Born June 10, 1978Nashville
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Donald Joseph Qualls, Donald Qualls and Donald J. Qualls

Movie Career

Films: 21
Career span: 24 years2000 to 2024

Genres

Comedy71%, 15 films
Crime38%, 8 films
Drama38%, 8 films
Action14%, 3 films
Adventure10%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Qualls auditioned for a one-line part in Road Trip, and the producers brought him from the Atlanta office to California to meet Ivan Reitman, which led to his debut as shy virgin Kyle Edwards.

DJ Qualls movies on Netflix

Carved2024IMDb rating 4.4as Bill
Bigger2018IMDb rating 6.4as Michael Steere
Buster's Mal Heart2016IMDb rating 6.1as The Last Free Man
Pawn Shop Chronicles2013IMDb rating 5.9as JJ
Small Apartments2012IMDb rating 6.1as Artie
Running Mates2011IMDb rating 5.1as Graham 'One-Ball' Jones
Amigo2010IMDb rating 6.3as Zeke
All About Steve2009IMDb rating 4.8as Howard
Circle of Eight2009IMDb rating 3.7as Randall
Last Day of Summer2009IMDb rating 5.1as Joe
Road Trip: Beer Pong2009IMDb rating 4.8as Kyle
Familiar Strangers2008IMDb rating 5.6as Kenny Worthington
Delta Farce2007IMDb rating 3.7as Everett
Hustle & Flow2005IMDb rating 7.3as Shelby
Little Athens2005IMDb rating 5.4as Cory
The Core2003IMDb rating 5.6as Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch
Big Trouble2002IMDb rating 6.4as Andrew
Comic Book Villains2002IMDb rating 5.5as Archie
Lone Star State of Mind2002IMDb rating 6.0as Junior
The New Guy2002IMDb rating 5.8as Dizzy
Road Trip2000IMDb rating 6.5as Kyle Edwards

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Road Trip2000 Comedyas Kyle Edwards
IMDb rating 6.5190K votes
The New Guy2002 Comedyas Dizzy
IMDb rating 5.840K votes
The Core2003as Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch
IMDb rating 5.6117K votes
Hustle & Flow2005as Shelby
IMDb rating 7.346K votes
All About Steve2009as Howard
IMDb rating 4.847K votes
Buster's Mal Heart2016as The Last Free Man
IMDb rating 6.112K votes
Delta Farce2007as Everett
IMDb rating 3.712K votes
Road Trip: Beer Pong2009as Kyle
IMDb rating 4.813K votes

Most often with

Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Keith David

Stanley Tucci

Glenn Morshower

Johnny Knoxville

M.C. Gainey

Rhoda Griffis

Films together

Keith David2 films together, 2007 to 2009
Keith David's page
- All About Steve2009IMDb rating 4.8Qualls as HowardDavid as Corbitt
- Delta Farce2007IMDb rating 3.7Qualls as EverettDavid as Sgt. Kilgore
Stanley Tucci2 films together, 2002 to 2003
Stanley Tucci's page
- The Core2003IMDb rating 5.6Qualls as Theodore Donald 'Rat' FinchTucci as Dr. Conrad Zimsky
- Big Trouble2002IMDb rating 6.4Qualls as AndrewTucci as Arthur Herk
Glenn Morshower2 films together, 2003 to 2007
Glenn Morshower's page
- Delta Farce2007IMDb rating 3.7Qualls as EverettMorshower as General
- The Core2003IMDb rating 5.6Qualls as Theodore Donald 'Rat' FinchMorshower as FBI Agent
Johnny Knoxville2 films together, 2002 to 2012
Johnny Knoxville's page
- Small Apartments2012IMDb rating 6.1Qualls as ArtieKnoxville as Tommy Balls
- Big Trouble2002IMDb rating 6.4Qualls as AndrewKnoxville as Eddie Leadbetter
M.C. Gainey2 films together, 2002 to 2009
M.C. Gainey's page
- All About Steve2009IMDb rating 4.8Qualls as HowardGainey as Norm the Truck Driver
- The New Guy2002IMDb rating 5.8Qualls as DizzyGainey as Clem
Rhoda Griffis2 films together, 2000 to 2009
Rhoda Griffis's page
- Road Trip: Beer Pong2009IMDb rating 4.8Qualls as KyleGriffis as Tour Group Mom
- Road Trip2000IMDb rating 6.5Qualls as Kyle EdwardsGriffis as Tour Group Mom
Also two films together5 more actors
- Thomas Haden ChurchAll About Steve (2009) and Lone Star State of Mind (2002)
- Zooey DeschanelBig Trouble (2002) and The New Guy (2002)
- Shawn HatosyFamiliar Strangers (2008) and Little Athens (2005)
- Nikki ReedLast Day of Summer (2009) and Familiar Strangers (2008)
- Horatio SanzThe New Guy (2002) and Road Trip (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.