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{{Short description|American actor and singer (born 1984)}}
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'''Theo Stockman''' (born December 27, 1984) is an American actor, singer, and DJ, known for his roles in [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musicals such as ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'', ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]'', and ''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]]'', numerous roles on television including ''[[Alaska Daily]]'', ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'', ''[[High Maintenance]]'', ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'', ''[[The Following]]'', ''[[Shades of Blue (TV series)|Shades of Blue]]'', ''[[Law & Order: SVU]]'', and for his role in Stephen King's ''[[A Good Marriage (film)|A Good Marriage]]''. He plays the recurring characters of Josh on Netflix's ''[[Bonding (TV series)|Bonding]]'' and Jacob on Apple TV's ''[[WeCrashed]]''.


==Early life==
'''Theo Stockman''' (born December 27, 1984) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[singer]], best known for his roles in [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musicals.
Stockman is the son of author [[Jayne Anne Phillips]] and physician Mark Stockman. He graduated from [[Concord Academy]] in 2003. While there, he was an active member of the theatre program, performing as [[Nick Bottom]] in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and multiple characters in ''[[The Laramie Project]]''. In his senior year of high school, Stockman adapted ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' for the stage and directed it as part of the academy's Directors Seminar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/inside_track/inside_track/2010/10/we_hear_theo_stockman_siobhan_magnus_pauly_d_and_more|title=We hear: Theo Stockman, Siobhan Magnus, Pauly D and more...|website=[[Boston Herald]]|first=Gayle|last=Fee|date=October 12, 2009|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CultureBot">{{cite web|url=http://culturebot.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/five-questions-for-theo-stockman/|title=Five Questions for Theo Stockman|website=Culture Bot|first=DJ|last=McDonald|date=December 23, 2009|access-date=November 19, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092212/http://culturebot.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/five-questions-for-theo-stockman/|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>


Stockman graduated from [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]] with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama in 2007, after studying at the [[Stella Adler Studio of Acting]], the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in [[Amsterdam]].<ref name="CultureBot"/> He portrayed Claude Bukowski in a "no hair" production of the musical ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'', where all cast members sported shaved heads.<ref name="CultureBot"/> In 2007, Stockman played [[Dionysus]] in ''[[The Bacchae]]'' at the International Theatre Festival in [[Warsaw]], for which he was awarded Best Lead Actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/concord_academy/docs/camag_spring09wocn/38|title=Theo Stockman '03 Q&A|website=CA Magazine. [[Issuu]]|date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>


==Early Life==
==Career==
Stockman was an original cast member in the [[Tony Award|Tony]] Award-winning 2009 Broadway revival of ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'', performing as a Member of the Tribe and as the characters Hubert, the Nazi Principal, and John Wilkes Booth. He performed in the 40th anniversary concert production at the [[Delacorte Theater]], followed by the revival at the Delacorte Theater in [[Central Park]]. He then transferred with the show to Broadway.
Stockman is the son of author [[Jayne Anne Phillips]] and physician Mark Stockman. He graduated from [[Concord Academy]] in 2003. While there, he was an active member of the theatre program, performing as [[Nick Bottom]] in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream]] and multiple characters in [[The Laramie Project]]. In his senior year of high school, Stockman adapted [[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]] for the stage and directed it as part of CA's Directors Seminar.<ref name="CA">http://www.concordacademy.org/about_concord_academy/magazine/09-spring/stockman.aspx</ref><ref name=CultureBot>http://culturebot.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/five-questions-for-theo-stockman/</ref>


Stockman then starred as The Representative of Jingletown in ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]'' on Broadway, after appearing in workshops and the original [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Berkeley_Rep_Theatre_Announces_John_Gallagher_Jr_Matt_Caplan_Michael_Esper_More_In_AMERICAN_IDIOT_20090803|title=Berkeley Rep Theatre Announces John Gallagher, Jr., Matt Caplan, Michael Esper & More In American Idiot|website=Broadway World|date=August 3, 2009|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref> ''American Idiot'' premiered at the [[Berkeley Repertory Theatre]] on September 4, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/theater/30berk.html?_r=2&hpw|website=[[The New York Times]]|title=Punk CD Is Going Theatrical|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=March 30, 2009|access-date=May 6, 2010}}</ref> and transferred to the [[St. James Theatre]] on Broadway, where it opened on April 20, 2010. Stockman left the show on January 30, 2011.
Stockman graduated from [[New York University | NYU's]] [[Tisch School of the Arts]] with a BFA in Drama in 2007 after studying in the [[Stella Adler Studio of Acting]], the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>http://theostockman.com/educate.html</ref> Roles inlcuded Claude in [[Hair (musical) | Hair]] at [[Theater Mitu]] in 2006.<ref name="CA"/>


In 2012, Stockman starred as Danny Mueller in the Off-Broadway play ''An Early History of Fire'' by [[David Rabe]], produced by [[The New Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-First-Look-at-David-Rabes-AN-EARLY-HISTORY-OF-FIRE-at-The-New-Group-20120428|title=Photo Flash: First Look at David Rabe's An Early History Of Fire at The New Group|website=Broadway World|date=April 28, 2012|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>
==Career==
Stockman is currently in the production of <i>[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]</i> on Broadway after appearing in workshops and the original [[Berkeley, California]] run.<ref name="Playbill">http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/18238</ref><ref>http://broadwayworld.com/article/Berkeley_Rep_Theatre_Announces_John_Gallagher_Jr_Matt_Caplan_Michael_Esper_More_In_AMERICAN_IDIOT_20090803</ref><i>American Idiot</i> premiered at the [[Berkeley Repertory Theatre]] on September 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/theater/30berk.html?_r=2&hpw|work=The New York Times|title=Punk CD Is Going Theatrical|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=March 30, 2009|accessdate=May 6, 2010}}</ref> The show's run ended on November 15, 2009 and transferred to the [[St. James Theatre]] on Broadway, where it began previews March 24, 2010 and officially opened on April 20, 2010.
Stockman was a cast member in the 2009 Broadway revival of <i>[[Hair (musical) | Hair]]</i>, performing as a Member of the Tribe and Hubert, while also understudying Dad.<ref>http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=482819</ref> He also performed in the 2008 <i>Hair</i> revival at the [[Delacorte Theater]] in Central Park.<ref>http://broadwayworld.com/people/Theo_Stockman/</ref>


In June 2013, he joined the cast of [[Peter Askin]]'s film adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s novella ''[[A Good Marriage (film)|A Good Marriage]]'', portraying Donnie Anderson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/american-idiot-actor-joins-stephen-573436|title='American Idiot' Actor Joins Stephen King Adaptation 'A Good Marriage'|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>
In May, 2009, he starred as [[Benvolio]] in a production of the <i>The Last Goodbye</i>, a rock musical adaptation of [[Romeo and Juliet]] featuring the songs of the late [[Jeff Buckley]].<ref>http://www.broadway.com/buzz/147090/romeo-and-juliet-musical-the-last-goodbye-set-to-jeff-buckley-tunes-may-debut-next-season/</ref>


Stockman returned to Broadway in 2016, playing the role of Timothy Price in the musical ''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]]'', written by [[Duncan Sheik]] and [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]].
Stockman starred as [[Dionysus]] in <i>[[The Bacchae]]</i> at the International Theatre Festival in [[Warsaw]] in 2007, for which he was awarded the Best Leading Actor award.<ref name="Playbill"/>


Stockman starred as Steve Rubell in ''This Ain't No Disco'' at the [[Atlantic Theater Company]], written by [[Stephen Trask]] ([[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'']]) and [[Peter Yanowitz]] ([[The Wallflowers]]). The world premiere musical ran Off-Broadway, summer 2018. He recently starred as the villainous Ashby Givens in the world premiere 2022 musical ''[[Black No More#Adaptation|Black No More]]'' at [[The New Group]], written by [[Black Thought]] and [[John Ridley]].
In 2009, Stockman made guest appearances on [[30 Rock]] and [[Cupid (2009 TV series) | Cupid]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2087489/</ref>
He also works as a [[Disc Jockey | DJ]] in [[New York City]] under the name DJ Theocracy.<ref name=CultureBot/>


Stockman plays Pete's boyfriend Josh in both seasons of the [[Netflix]] original series [[Bonding (TV series)|''Bonding'']], written and directed by Rightor Doyle.
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


Most recently, he can be seen as the recurring character of Jacob on [[Apple TV+]]'s ''[[WeCrashed]],'' opposite [[Jared Leto]] and [[Anne Hathaway]]. Stockman also plays suspect Ezra Fisher on ''[[Alaska Daily]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], starring [[Hilary Swank]].
== External links ==
* [http://theostockman.com/ Official Website]
* [http://broadwayworld.com/people/Theo_Stockman/ BroadwayWorld.com]
* {{IMDB name|2087489}}
* [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/18238/ Playbill.com Biography]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=482819/ ibdb.com]


On stage, Stockman most recently played Caliban in the Public Works [[Public Theater]] production of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Tempest]]'' at the [[Delacorte Theatre]], opposite [[Renée Elise Goldsberry]].
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==Filmography==


===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Home (2013 film)|Home]]''
| Charles
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[And So It Goes (film)|And So It Goes]]''
| Pet Store Employee
|
|-
| ''[[A Good Marriage (film)|A Good Marriage]]''
| Donnie Anderson
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Boy Downstairs]]''
| Eliot
|
|}


===Television===
{{Uncategorized|date=January 2011}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| Ephraim
| Episode: "[[Apollo, Apollo]]"
|-
| ''[[Cupid (2009 TV series)|Cupid]]''
| DJ
| Episode: "Shipping Out"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011
| ''[[Nurse Jackie]]''
| Kyle Finch
| Episode: "Fuck the Lemurs"
|-
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Slade
| Episode: "Bittersweet"
|-
| ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]''
| Wes
| Episode: "Step One"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012
| ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
| Timothy Abbey
| Episode: "Parenthood"
|-
| ''[[I Just Want My Pants Back]]''
| Greg
| Episode: "Love Equation"
|-
| ''[[Made in Jersey]]''
| Micah Schraft
| Episode: "The Farm"
|-
| 2013
| ''[[High Maintenance]]''
| Thomas
| Episode: "Elijah"
|-
| 2013–2015
| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''
| Tim / Conor
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[The Following]]''
| Patrick
| Episode: "[[Teacher's Pet (The Following)|Teacher's Pet]]"
|-
| ''[[Olive Kitteridge (miniseries)|Olive Kitteridge]]''
| Sean O'Casey
| Episode: "Security"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| ''[[Shades of Blue (TV series)|Shades of Blue]]''
| Officer Hollister
| Episode: "Good Cop, Bad Cop"
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Michael Wheeler
| Episode: "Heightened Emotions"
|-
| 2018–2021
| ''[[Bonding (TV series)|Bonding]]''
| Josh
| 11 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[WeCrashed]]''
| Jacob
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2022–2023
| ''[[Alaska Daily]]''
| Ezra Fisher
| 2 episodes
|}


==Stage==
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| ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]''
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| Hubert
| [[Delacorte Theater]] and [[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]]
|-
| 2009
| ''The Last Goodbye''
| [[Benvolio|Benvolio Montague]]
| [[Joe's Pub]]
|-
| 2009–2011
| ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]''
| Rep of Jingletown
| [[Berkeley Repertory Theatre]] and [[St. James Theatre]]
|-
| 2012
| ''An Early History of Fire''
| Danny Mueller
| [[The New Group]] at Acorn Theater
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]]''
| Timothy Price
| [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre]]
|-
| 2018
| ''This Ain't No Disco''
| Steve Rubell
| [[Atlantic Theater Company]]
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Black No More#Adaptation|Black No More]]''
| Ashby Givens
| [[The New Group]]
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Tempest]]''
| Caliban
| Delacorte Theater
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.theostockman.com}}
* {{IMDb name|2087489}}
* {{IBDB name|482819}}

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[[Category:Singers from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni]]
[[Category:Concord Academy alumni]]

Latest revision as of 00:47, 30 June 2024

Theo Stockman
Born (1984-12-27) December 27, 1984 (age 39)
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names"Firecracker"
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • disc jockey
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.theostockman.com

Theo Stockman (born December 27, 1984) is an American actor, singer, and DJ, known for his roles in Broadway musicals such as Hair, American Idiot, and American Psycho, numerous roles on television including Alaska Daily, Inside Amy Schumer, High Maintenance, Private Practice, The Following, Shades of Blue, Law & Order: SVU, and for his role in Stephen King's A Good Marriage. He plays the recurring characters of Josh on Netflix's Bonding and Jacob on Apple TV's WeCrashed.

Early life

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Stockman is the son of author Jayne Anne Phillips and physician Mark Stockman. He graduated from Concord Academy in 2003. While there, he was an active member of the theatre program, performing as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and multiple characters in The Laramie Project. In his senior year of high school, Stockman adapted The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the stage and directed it as part of the academy's Directors Seminar.[1][2]

Stockman graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama in 2007, after studying at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam.[2] He portrayed Claude Bukowski in a "no hair" production of the musical Hair, where all cast members sported shaved heads.[2] In 2007, Stockman played Dionysus in The Bacchae at the International Theatre Festival in Warsaw, for which he was awarded Best Lead Actor.[3]

Career

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Stockman was an original cast member in the Tony Award-winning 2009 Broadway revival of Hair, performing as a Member of the Tribe and as the characters Hubert, the Nazi Principal, and John Wilkes Booth. He performed in the 40th anniversary concert production at the Delacorte Theater, followed by the revival at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. He then transferred with the show to Broadway.

Stockman then starred as The Representative of Jingletown in American Idiot on Broadway, after appearing in workshops and the original Berkeley run.[4] American Idiot premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre on September 4, 2009,[5] and transferred to the St. James Theatre on Broadway, where it opened on April 20, 2010. Stockman left the show on January 30, 2011.

In 2012, Stockman starred as Danny Mueller in the Off-Broadway play An Early History of Fire by David Rabe, produced by The New Group.[6]

In June 2013, he joined the cast of Peter Askin's film adaptation of Stephen King's novella A Good Marriage, portraying Donnie Anderson.[7]

Stockman returned to Broadway in 2016, playing the role of Timothy Price in the musical American Psycho, written by Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

Stockman starred as Steve Rubell in This Ain't No Disco at the Atlantic Theater Company, written by Stephen Trask (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers). The world premiere musical ran Off-Broadway, summer 2018. He recently starred as the villainous Ashby Givens in the world premiere 2022 musical Black No More at The New Group, written by Black Thought and John Ridley.

Stockman plays Pete's boyfriend Josh in both seasons of the Netflix original series Bonding, written and directed by Rightor Doyle.

Most recently, he can be seen as the recurring character of Jacob on Apple TV+'s WeCrashed, opposite Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. Stockman also plays suspect Ezra Fisher on Alaska Daily on ABC, starring Hilary Swank.

On stage, Stockman most recently played Caliban in the Public Works Public Theater production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest at the Delacorte Theatre, opposite Renée Elise Goldsberry.

Filmography

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Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Home Charles
2014 And So It Goes Pet Store Employee
A Good Marriage Donnie Anderson
2017 The Boy Downstairs Eliot

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 30 Rock Ephraim Episode: "Apollo, Apollo"
Cupid DJ Episode: "Shipping Out"
2011 Nurse Jackie Kyle Finch Episode: "Fuck the Lemurs"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Slade Episode: "Bittersweet"
Private Practice Wes Episode: "Step One"
2012 Blue Bloods Timothy Abbey Episode: "Parenthood"
I Just Want My Pants Back Greg Episode: "Love Equation"
Made in Jersey Micah Schraft Episode: "The Farm"
2013 High Maintenance Thomas Episode: "Elijah"
2013–2015 Inside Amy Schumer Tim / Conor 2 episodes
2014 The Following Patrick Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
Olive Kitteridge Sean O'Casey Episode: "Security"
2016 Shades of Blue Officer Hollister Episode: "Good Cop, Bad Cop"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Michael Wheeler Episode: "Heightened Emotions"
2018–2021 Bonding Josh 11 episodes
2022 WeCrashed Jacob 7 episodes
2022–2023 Alaska Daily Ezra Fisher 2 episodes

Stage

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Year Title Role Location
2007–2009 Hair Hubert Delacorte Theater and Al Hirschfeld Theatre
2009 The Last Goodbye Benvolio Montague Joe's Pub
2009–2011 American Idiot Rep of Jingletown Berkeley Repertory Theatre and St. James Theatre
2012 An Early History of Fire Danny Mueller The New Group at Acorn Theater
2015–2016 American Psycho Timothy Price Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
2018 This Ain't No Disco Steve Rubell Atlantic Theater Company
2022 Black No More Ashby Givens The New Group
2023 The Tempest Caliban Delacorte Theater

References

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  1. ^ Fee, Gayle (October 12, 2009). "We hear: Theo Stockman, Siobhan Magnus, Pauly D and more..." Boston Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c McDonald, DJ (December 23, 2009). "Five Questions for Theo Stockman". Culture Bot. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Theo Stockman '03 Q&A". CA Magazine. Issuu. June 21, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Berkeley Rep Theatre Announces John Gallagher, Jr., Matt Caplan, Michael Esper & More In American Idiot". Broadway World. August 3, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (March 30, 2009). "Punk CD Is Going Theatrical". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  6. ^ "Photo Flash: First Look at David Rabe's An Early History Of Fire at The New Group". Broadway World. April 28, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (June 21, 2013). "'American Idiot' Actor Joins Stephen King Adaptation 'A Good Marriage'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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