# Erik Stocklin

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American actor (born 1982)

Erik Stocklin Stocklin as Patrick in Haters Back Off, 2018. Born (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 43)[1] Freehold, New Jersey, U.S. Occupation Actor Spouse Colleen Ballinger ​ (m. 2018)​ Children 3

**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*](/source/Mistresses_(American_TV_series)), [*Stalker*](/source/Stalker_(TV_series)) and *[Good Trouble](/source/Good_Trouble_(TV_series))*, and for his leading role in the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) original series *[Haters Back Off](/source/Haters_Back_Off)*.[3]

## Early life and career

Erik Flynn Stocklin was born in [Freehold](/source/Freehold_Township%2C_New_Jersey), New Jersey.[4] He attended [Southern Connecticut State University](/source/Southern_Connecticut_State_University) and earned a [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) in theatre in 2007.[5] While in college, he played for four summers with the Elm Shakespeare Company in [New Haven](/source/New_Haven), Connecticut.[6] He also trained at the [Circle in the Square Theatre School](/source/Circle_in_the_Square_Theatre_School) in [New York City](/source/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](/source/Mistresses_(American_season_1))* (2013) and *[Stalker](/source/Stalker_(TV_series))* (2014–2015),[10] and he guest-starred on *[The Vampire Diaries](/source/The_Vampire_Diaries)* (2011), *[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))* (2014) and *[Timeless](/source/Timeless_(American_TV_series))* (2018), among others.[11] He has also appeared in national commercials for [Marmot](/source/Marmot_(company)), [Apple](/source/Apple%2C_Inc.), [Hyundai](/source/Hyundai), [Mazda](/source/Mazda) and [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's).[6]

In 2016 and 2017, he co-starred in the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series *[Haters Back Off](/source/Haters_Back_Off)*, opposite series creator [Colleen Ballinger](/source/Colleen_Ballinger), whom he married in 2018.[12][13] Stocklin appeared in two 2019 episodes of the Netflix series *[Lucifer](/source/Lucifer_(TV_series))*.[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](/source/Good_Trouble_(TV_series))*.[15]

## Personal life

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

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2010 First Day Gregg 8 episodes[11] Krog Loudmouth Pilot[7] 2011 The Vampire Diaries Stevie 1 episode[11] Donner Pass Thomas Movie[9] Sick Day Adrian Short[19] 2012 Nesting Ben Movie[7] Let's Big Happy Ryan 3 episodes (composer credit for 1 episode)[7] 2013 Grey Sheep Paul Movie[7] 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] Major Crimes Brad Powell 1 episode[20] 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[21] High Voltage Zach Movie[22] 2019 Lucifer Julian McCaffrey 2 episodes Miranda Sings Live... Your Welcome Patrick Mooney Netflix Special[23] 2020 Man Camp Kevin Video on Demand Movie[24] 2021 Good Trouble Matt 13 episodes TBA Alive (II) Scott Kane TV movie[25]

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## External links

- [Erik Stocklin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3857399/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Stocklin's acting reel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=5PXH3qtPmNI) (2014)

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