[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] 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.

[15] Stocklin began dating Colleen Ballinger, his co-star from Haters Back Off, by early 2018.