What Has DJ Qualls Been Doing Since Leaving Supernatural?

In Philip K. Dick's catalog of properties, "Man In the High Castle" is one of the best adaptations. Though it differs from its source material, the Amazon series condenses the dense material for the small screen. Set in a world where Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan won World War II, "Man In the High Castle" is an anti-fascist vehicle that is as relevant today as it was when the book was released. Each character casts a light on a different injustice, such as DJ Qualls' depiction of Ed McCarthy. And if this seems like a large undertaking, the actor would not disagree. At a panel for Oz Comic-Con Melbourne, Qualls described his initial difficulty making sense of the material.

"My manager puts me in a position where when things come across his desk we just refuse them to force an offer," Qualls told The Iris. "And on that job, it was a mistake because all of these actors had gone through like seven auditions and mix and match and ... all these tests. And I'd get there and don't realize how big the scope of the world is." A regular for three seasons, Ed represents a terrifying side of oppression. After his best friend Frank (Rupert Evans) is executed, Ed escapes to the neutral zone to avoid persecution for his sexual orientation. This conclusion is a surprisingly happy ending in a series full of death and destruction.