Erik Stocklin

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Erik Stocklin
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Stocklin in 2018, as Patrick
Born (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 41) [1]
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Children3

Erik Flynn Stocklin [2] (born September 24, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his recurring roles on television series such as Mistresses, Stalker and Good Trouble , and for his leading role in the Netflix original series Haters Back Off . [3]

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Early life and career

Stocklin was born in Freehold, New Jersey. [4] He attended Southern Connecticut State University and earned a bachelor's degree in theatre in 2007. [5] While in college, he played for four summers with the Elm Shakespeare Company in New Haven, Connecticut. [6] He also trained at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City. [7] In 2008, he moved to California. [6]

Stocklin has played leading roles in feature films including Donner Pass (2011) and The Bad Guys (2015). [8] [9] He also appeared on television in recurring roles on Mistresses (2013) and Stalker (2014–2015), [10] and he guest-starred on The Vampire Diaries (2011), Bones (2014) and Timeless (2018), among others. [11] He has also appeared in national commercials for Marmot, Apple, Hyundai, Mazda and McDonald's. [6]

In 2016 and 2017, he co-starred in the Netflix series Haters Back Off , opposite series creator Colleen Ballinger, whom he married in 2018. [12] [13] Stocklin appeared in two 2019 episodes of the Netflix series Lucifer . [5] In 2021, Stocklin and Ballinger, began a weekly podcast titled Relax! with Colleen and Erik. [14] In 2021 and 2022, he played Matt in the television series Good Trouble . [15]

Personal life

Stocklin began dating Colleen Ballinger, his co-star from Haters Back Off , by early 2018. [16] [17] The couple wed later the same year. [13] They have three children. [18]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010First DayGregg8 episodes [11]
2010KrogLoudmouthPilot [7]
2011 The Vampire Diaries Stevie1 episode [11]
2011Donner PassThomasMovie [9]
2011Sick DayAdrianShort [19]
2012 Nesting BenMovie [7]
2012Let's Big HappyRyan3 episodes (composer credit for 1 episode) [7]
2013Grey SheepPaulMovie [7]
2013 Mistresses Sam Grey13 episodes [10]
2014 Bones Noah Gummersall1 episode [11]
2014–2015 Stalker Perry Whitley13 episodes [10]
2015The Bad GuysNoahMovie [8]
2015 Major Crimes Brad Powell1 episode [20]
2016 Criminal Minds Brian Philips1 episode [5]
2016–2017 Haters Back Off Patrick MooneyMain role, 16 episodes [12]
2017 Girlboss Dr. Josh1 episode [11]
2018 Timeless John Hinckley Jr. 1 episode [21]
2018 High Voltage ZachMovie [22]
2019 Lucifer Julian McCaffrey2 episodes
2019Miranda Sings Live... Your WelcomePatrick MooneyNetflix Special [23]
2020 Man Camp KevinVideo on Demand Movie [24]
2021 Good Trouble Matt13 episodes
TBAAlive (II)Scott KaneTV movie [25]

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