Who did Ty Olsson play in Supernatural? Character explored as actor gets engaged to co-star DJ Qualls

Ty Olsson, who portrayed Benny Lafittte in the horror drama series, Supernatural, recently got engaged to his longtime partner, DJ Qualls. The latter revealed the engagement news while appearing in the latest episode of Loaded Podcast and addressed the time when he got to know Ty Olsson.

DJ Qualls stated that he and Ty Olsson first met during a Supernatural convention, and they initially did not know each other. He recalled the time when he was traveling to Turkey and Olsson approached him to join for the trip. Qualls continued—

"I could never invite myself on somebody's trip. 'Cause I'd be afraid they would begrudgingly tell me yes and then not want me there. But it was just so pure and awesome, and that's who he is. I didn't know him. And it was the beginning of our friendship."

DJ Qualls also said that he and Ty Olsson have been together for almost 10 years and they have not separated until now. He added that he feels better since he has a person in his life who has been a support for him and keeps in touch through text messages.

He then mentioned—

"On a previous podcast, we talked about the validity of unconditional love. Unconditional love has a condition in it in the fact that you treat that person with respect and their best interests are your best interests. And now we are going to be old men together, which is crazy. He's the best!"

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Ty Olsson has accumulated a huge fanbase from his appearances in Supernatural: Character details explored

While Ty Olsson had many credits on his list over the years, he gained recognition for his performance as Benny Lafitte in Supernatural. The character was a vampire and when he was a human being, he got romantically linked to a Greek woman, Andrea Kormos.

However, Lafitte was killed by The Old Man when the latter found out about his love for Andrea. Lafitte's soul was also condemned to a realm called Purgatory where monsters are sent after their death. He even assisted Dean Winchester to leave Purgatory so that he could be brought back to life and this led to a close friendship between the duo.

Dean also helped Lafitte to find and kill his maker. However, there was a time when Lafitte could not adjust himself to the world of human beings and asked Dean to kill him so that he could save Sam at the Purgatory. While he embarks on the mission, Lafitte decides to fight back a group of vampires as Sam and Bobby Singer leave the Purgatory.

Ty Olsson's character has all the powers of a normal vampire and witnesses a lot of development as the story progresses. He is an expert in hand-to-hand combat and once killed half of his former nest alongside his maker. He can also run at a high speed and can jump and climb easily.

His sensory abilities are another highlight and can smell and find a dead body. If he is injured in a fight, his wounds heal in a short period and he knows a spell that can help him to store his soul inside Dean's body.

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DJ Qualls is also a popular face in the entertainment industry

Also known as Donald Joseph Qualls, he has been featured in six episodes of Supernatural as Garth Fitzgerald IV. He even portrayed important roles in shows such as Legit, Z Nation, and The Man in the High Castle.

He appeared in a few music videos of songs such as Barenaked Ladies and Simple Plan. He has been cast in films such as Lone Star State of Mind, Road Trip: Beer Pong, and Pawn Shop Chronicles. Donald's work helped him to get nominated at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards.