DJ Qualls and Ty Olsson are well known for their roles as Garth and Benny in the TV series Supernatural.
Donald Joseph Qualls, aka DJ Qualls, is an American actor known for his roles in movies such as Breaking Bad, Road Trip, The New Guy, and The Core.
Highlights
- DJ Qualls plays the role of Garth, and Ty Olsson plays Benny in the TV series Supernatural.
- Though the series doesn’t show any romantic relationship between Benny and Garth, the actors plan to marry soon in real life.
- The news of their relationship was revealed in a podcast.
Whereas, Ty Olsson is a Canadian actor who portrayed Mark Bingham, a real-life 9/11 victim, in the television movie Flight 93.
Both the actors met through the series Supernatural, where they worked as co-actors and started dating each other.
Their characters, Garth and Benny, had a close friendship on the show, leading to fans affectionately referring to them as a “bromance.”
They have been in a long-term relationship, and recently, their engagement news was announced by DJ Qualls on his podcast “Locked and Loaded” on May 15, 2024.
Garth And Benny Are Planning To Tie Their Knots In Real Life
DJ Qualls portrays Garth Fitzgerald IV, a hunter and friend to Sam and Dean Winchester, while Ty Olsson plays Benny Lafitte, a vampire ally to the Winchester brothers in the series.
Although Garth and Benny were not in a romantic relationship on the show, the actors who portrayed them, Qualls and Ty, announced their real-life engagement and planned to get married.
DJ Qualls revealed the news of their relationship in a Podcast titled ” A Love Letter to Supernatural.”
Qualls also mentioned that he and Ty have become inseparable over the past 10 years, and their relationship has grown to the point where they are ready to get married.
 The couple supports each other in good and bad times, loves each other unconditionally, and even shares their pictures frequently on social media. Qualls recently mentioned in a podcast,
“Over the last 10 years, our relationship evolved to what it is today, and now we’re getting married, It’s just so crazy that this person who was just my friend now I think about all the time and he sends the best messages, and he supports me and loves me unconditionally in the right ways. Because I would never abuse that … Now we are going to be old men together, which is crazy. He’s the best!”
Locked and Probably Loaded
The news of their romantic life has garnered attention among fans, who have expressed their love and congratulations on social media.
Olsson responded to the messages on X, writing, “Thank you, everyone, for all the love, support, and kindness today,” accompanied by a smile emoticon. “Sending you all some love and hugs.”
Additional Information
- Ty Olsson married Leanna Nash from 2005 until their divorce in 2012. He married Katherine Lohmeyer in 2019, and they divorced in 2021.
- DJ Qualls was an extra in the 1994 HBO movie Against the Wall.
- Olsson is best known as the voice of Herry in the hit Canadian television series Class of the Titans and Ian’s older brother Kyle in the YTV animated series Being Ian.
- Qualls has worked as a model for Prada and photographers such as David LaChapelle and Steve Klein.
