Donald Joseph Qualls is one of the celebrities who have achieved success, despite the apparent discrepancy of his appearance with generally accepted standards of beauty. In 1993, his life changed dramatically. Lymphoid tissue cancer was discovered in a young man. The treatment lasted 2 years, but the consequence of the disease was excessive thinness of a man.
Donald Joseph Qualls Biography: First Steps to Success
The American actor was born on June 12, 1978. He was the youngest child in an ordinary large family from the city of Nashville, Tennessee. His love of knowledge and the ability to take his studies seriously allowed him to enter the University of London, where the young Qualls devoted himself to the study of literature.
Back in 1994, the young man had a chance to feel part of the world of cinema, he was offered a cameo role for HBO. Since 1997, Donald Joseph Qualls began playing in the Nashville theater troupe. Already in 1998, he got a role in the film “Family of Mother Flora,” but became a recognizable and sought-after actor after playing the role of student Kyle in “Road Adventure”.
The unusual, slightly childish appearance of the actor interested photographers. DJ was offered to become a model for advertising Prada. From that moment, the young man began to regularly appear on the pages of glossy magazines, and his financial situation became noticeably stable. The man did not refuse the theater and already in 2005 in the production of Hustle & Flow he played the role of a church organist who was looking for himself and therefore became a rap producer.
Movie career
A lanky actor professionally created the image of a good-natured, slightly naive and awkward guy in the films “The Big Problem”, “Familiar Strangers” and “The Earth's Core: A Throw Into the Underworld”. In the filmography of Donald Joseph Qualls, there are secondary, but vivid and memorable roles in cult TV series, including Thinking Like a Criminal, CSI: Crime Scene, Supernatural.
In 2002, the actor took part in the creation of the film “Scoundrels from Comics” as an actor and co-producer. In 2010, the film “The Last Day of Summer” was released, in which Donald Joseph Qualls was an executive producer, but could not resist and played the role of Joe. The actor’s latest works include Dark As Afternoon, Hopeless Situation, and Citizen Z.
In the film “Citizen Z”, the actor played Simon Kriller, who was accidentally late for the evacuation of a military base. Oversight allowed the ordinary to stay alive. The young man, who received a second chance, decided to become a beacon of hope for all those who were at the epicenter of the disaster. His ability to speak calmly, humorously comment on what is happening and quickly respond in the most difficult situations helps a group of other survivors in search of a safe place to try to restore the world to its former state.
Life beyond acting
Donald Joseph Qualls carefully conceals the details of his personal life, which drives many of his fans crazy. He tries to avoid excessive attention to his person from journalists, preferring to appear in front of cameras of reporters only at official events. A significant part of the time and money the producer and actor spends on participating in charity programs to research cancer, ways to combat this disease.