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.
Theo Stockman | |
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| Born | December 27, 1984 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | "Firecracker" |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | www |
Early life
editStockman 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
editStockman 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Home | Charles | |
| 2014 | And So It Goes | Pet Store Employee | |
| A Good Marriage | Donnie Anderson | ||
| 2017 | The Boy Downstairs | Eliot |
Television
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Fee, Gayle (October 12, 2009). "We hear: Theo Stockman, Siobhan Magnus, Pauly D and more..." Boston Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Theo Stockman '03 Q&A". CA Magazine. Issuu. June 21, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Berkeley Rep Theatre Announces John Gallagher, Jr., Matt Caplan, Michael Esper & More In American Idiot". Broadway World. August 3, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (March 30, 2009). "Punk CD Is Going Theatrical". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 21, 2013). "'American Idiot' Actor Joins Stephen King Adaptation 'A Good Marriage'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2016.