Stockman is the son of Jayne Anne Phillips, he graduated from Concord Academy and was was an active member of the theatre program performing as Nick Bottom which  is a character in Shakespeare's play.
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. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. Nick Bottom, who is playing the main role of Pyramus, is over-enthusiastic and wants to dominate others by suggesting himself for the characters of Thisbe, the Lion, and Pyramus at the same time. 
