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.
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. 
