Erik Stocklin

Erik Flynn Stocklin[2] (born September 24, 1982) is an American actor known for recurring roles on television series Stalker (2014) and Mistresses (2013), and his leading role on Haters Back Off (2016–2017).[3]

Erik Stocklin
Born	September 24, 1982[1] Freehold, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Colleen Ballinger ​ (m. 2018)​

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 Stalker and Mistresses,[10] and he guest-starred on The Vampire Diaries, Bones and Timeless, 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.[12] Stocklin played Julian McCaffrey in two 2019 episodes of the Netflix series Lucifer.[5]

In 2021, Stocklin and his wife, Colleen Ballinger, began a weekly podcast titled Relax! with Colleen and Erik.[13]

Personal life

Stocklin began dating Colleen Ballinger, his co-star from Haters Back Off, by early 2018.[14][15] The couple wed later the same year.[16] The couple has a son born in December 2018.[17]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	First Day	Gregg	8 episodes[11]
2010	Krog	Unknown	Pilot[7]
2011	The Vampire Diaries	Stevie	1 episode[11]
2011	Donner Pass	Thomas	Movie[9]
2011	Sick Day	Adrian	Short[18]
2012	Nesting	Ben	Movie[7]
2012	Let's Big Happy	Ryan	3 episodes (composer credit for 1 episode)[7]
2013	Grey Sheep	Paul	Movie[7]
2013	Mistresses	Sam Grey	13 episodes[10]
2014	Bones	Noah Gummersall	1 episode[11]
2014–2015	Stalker	Perry Whitley	13 episodes[10]
2015	The Bad Guys	Noah	Movie[8]
2015	Major Crimes	Brad Powell	1 episode[19]
2016	Criminal Minds	Brian Philips	1 episode[5]
2016–2017	Haters Back Off	Patrick Mooney	Main role, 16 episodes[12]
2017	Girlboss	Dr. Josh	1 episode[11]
2018	Timeless	John Hinckley Jr.	1 episode[20]
2018	High Voltage	Zach	Movie[21]
2019	Lucifer	Julian McCaffrey	2 episodes
2019	Miranda Sings Live... Your Welcome	Patrick Mooney	Netflix Special[22]
2020	Man Camp	Kevin	Video on Demand Movie[23][24]

References

1. "Today's celebrity birthdays – Sept. 24". September 24, 2018.
2. "Erik Stocklin from Orange, Connecticut - VoterRecords.com". voterrecords.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
3. Clarendon, Dan. "Miranda Sings Star Colleen Ballinger Is Engaged and Expecting His First Child", US Magazine, June 29, 2018, accessed October 9, 2018
4. "Erik Stocklin", TV Guide, accessed June 13, 2018
5. Didymus, John Thomas. "Erik Stocklin on Lucifer: Who is actor playing Julian McCaffrey?", MonstersandCritics.com, May 8, 2019
6. University, Southern Connecticut State (February 19, 2016). "Theatre Alum Featured in Super Bowl's "Marmot" Commercial - News at Southern". news.southernct.edu. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
7. "Erik Stocklin | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
8. McNary, Dave. "Topher Grace’s ‘Opening Night’ Set for Fall Release", Variety, June 30, 2016; and Sneider, Jeff. "The Bad Guys Trailer Finds Stalker Star Opening Old Wounds", TheWrap, October 12, 2015, accessed October 10, 2018
9. Caprilozzi, Christine. "Donner Pass interview with Erik Stocklin", Horror News Network, February 22, 2012, accessed October 10, 2018
10. Maddison, Jacqueline. "Rising Hollywood Stars: Erik Stocklin", Beverley Hills Magazine, May 23, 2017, accessed October 10, 2018
11. LaCroix, Emy. "Colleen Ballinger AKA Miranda Sings' Baby Daddy Erik Stocklin Is 'Not an Internet Person' but She Doesn't Mind", Life & Style, July 3, 2018, accessed October 10, 2018
12. Andreeva, Nellie. "Haters Back Off Canceled by Netflix After 2 Seasons", December 1, 2017, accessed June 7, 2018
13. "Miranda Sings' Creator Colleen Ballinger and Husband Erik Stocklin Launch New Podcast for Audioboom", AllAccess.com, January 5, 2021; and Ballinger, Colleen, and Erik Stocklin. "We have a podcast!!!", Relax! with Colleen and Erik, YouTube, December 27, 2020
14. D'Aluisio, Alexandra. "Colleen Ballinger Confirms She's Dating Haters Back Off Co-Star Erik Stocklin" Archived 2018-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Clevver Media, June 12, 2018; and Adams, Lauren. "Surprise! Colleen Ballinger and Erik Stocklin are dating!", Girlfriend.com, June 14, 2018, accessed October 10, 2018
15. Quinn, Dave. "A Proposal and a Pregnancy! Miranda Sings' Colleen Ballinger Reveals She's Engaged and Expecting", People, June 29, 2018
16. Griffin, Louise. "Miranda Sings star Colleen Ballinger casually announces she secretly got married this year and everyone is shook", Metro, 30 December 2018
17. Onorato, Victoria. "YouTuber Colleen Ballinger Reveals Son’s Name", WBLI, December 16, 2018; Engelman, Nicole. "YouTube Personality Colleen Ballinger Gives Birth, Ariana Grande Sends Her Love", Billboard, December 11, 2018; and Hohman, Maura. "YouTube Star Colleen Ballinger – AKA Miranda Sings – Welcomes Baby: 'He's Perfect'", People, December 11, 2018
18. Bettinger, Brendan. "Trailers for New ABC Dramas 666 Park Avenue, Last Resort, Nashville, Mistresses, Red Widow, and Zero Hour", Collider.com, May 15, 2012
19. "Erik Stocklin", TV.com, accessed October 10, 2018
20. "Who Plays Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Jr. on Timeless?", 2Paragraphs.com, May 6, 2018, accessed June 12, 2020
21. Ellwood Hughes, Pip. "Hollow Body VOD Review", Entertainment-Focus.com, September 23, 2018, accessed June 12, 2020
22. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9557190
23. Walsh, Michael. "Man Camp Is Better Than Its Title Would Suggest", Nerdist Industries, April 17, 2020
24. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6843538/

External links

• Erik Stocklin at IMDb
• Stocklin's acting reel (2014)