Diane Farr

 is a character in the series The Night Agent. She is portrayed by Hong Chau.

Biography
Diane Farr is the White House chief of staff and is loyal to President Michelle Travers, her longtime friend. Her assistant is Valerie Chen.

Diane takes young Peter Sutherland under her wing as he investigates what happened to Rose Larkin's aunt and uncle, who were assassinated.

Throughout The Night Agent
Diane is not happy about Peter Sutherland's response to being ambushed by Elliot Rome, a conspiracy theorist who runs a site named The Rome Tome. He accuses Peter of being responsible for the bombing a year prior. Peter's father was previously accused of treason and died before he could prove his innocence, causing people to theorize that Peter is also a traitor.

Diane instructs Peter to say "no comment" to future ambush interviews. She reminds him of their agreement and that he must do well as a night agent before moving on to something greater.

On the way to his office, Peter encounters the Director of the Secret Service, Ben Almora. Ben suggests that the President is interested in Peter's decision to stay with the FBI rather than join the Secret Service.

Jamie Hawkins, Deputy Director of the FBI, asks about a crime report that Peter is meant to write. He is not happy with Peter's response and is annoyed that Peter also reports to Diane Farr, Chief of Staff. Jamie cautions Peter to choose his side wisely.

After Peter receives a call from Rose Larkin, whose aunt Emma and uncle Henry were murdered, he informs Diane about the situation. Diane orders Peter to keep Rose safe and not to tell her anything. There is a debrief the next morning.

Jamie Hawkins informs Rose of the news her aunt and uncle had been killed. He is not pleased that Diane had sent Peter to take Rose. Peter drives Rose to his apartment to pick up a few things. He sets up a camera, takes a gun and a burner phone. Rose begins to realize her aunt and uncle lied to her about their jobs. Rose finds newspapers about a disgraced FBI agent who died in a car crash.

While Rose sleeps, Peter gets a notification about someone in his house. He calls Diane, who alerts agents outside his apartment. Unfortunately, once they get inside, they do not find anyone. Peter screenshots a ring one of the intruders were wearing.

The next morning, Peter is kicked out of the debrief because it is above his level. He urges Rose to tell them everything she saw, but as Rose overheard her aunt say someone in the White House was compromised, she refuses to give information during the debrief.

Rose provides Jamie Hawkins and Diane Farr her statement. She is interrogated by Jamie who believes she is hiding something. Jamie doesn't think Peter Sutherland should be protecting Rose, because he's not qualified, but Diane assures him that Peter is ready.

Diane tells Rose she will be taken to a hotel, while being protected under Secret Service security. Till it is safe, she is to stay there.

Diane asks Peter to double-check Jamie's work and get the files on the Campbells', even though it's above Peter's clearance. She is curious whether Peter is willing to do what it takes to discover the truth and protect Rose.

Peter discovers that Jamie used to be the Campbells' handler while they were employed by the FBI. Diane is unaware of this as well, and he wonders what else Hawkins might be keeping a secret. She requests that he keep their newfound knowledge to themselves.

Peter tells Diane of his plan to have breakfast with Rose. Diane hopes this relationship will help Rose open up.

Peter calls Diane and asks who removed the Secret Service agents. Diane kicks everyone out of the room, except for Ben Almora and Nathan Briggs from the Secret Service. Ben says it's impossible and tells Nathan to investigate, who finds out that a command was issued 30 minutes ago, pulling out the agents. Only the President, Diane, Ben, Nathan, and Jamie have such power. Jamie Hawkins can't be reached, which Rose finds suspicious.

Peter calls Diane, who reveals it was Jamie Hawkins who gave the order to pull the agents, but Jamie is dead. He was killed and dumped on a farm. Peter tells Diane about the encrypted hard drive, and she orders them to go to the White House and bring the hard-drive.

1 year ago, Diane Farr and Peter Sutherland meet at a zoo. He remembers visiting when he was younger and wanting to a bear because he was being bullied at the time.

Diane offers Peter a job - to answer the phone for night agents in distress. She tells him that the phone never rings unless a night agent is in trouble.

Peter feels that she is asking him to be a glorified 9-1-1 operator, but Diane adds that this job will help him advance his career and open up new opportunities for him. Given his dad's reputation, it will be hard for him to get a better offer. Before Peter can answer, Diane tells him that in a zoo, you should always want to be the decision-maker, the one with all the keys, therefore the zookeeper.

In the present, Peter tells Diane that he and Rose Larkin will arrive at the White House in an hour. After hanging up, Peter wonders why Hawkins would throw away his 30 years of service and become a traitor. However, Rose seems unconcerned with Jamie's death and is more worried about Peter's intention to follow orders and go to the White House within an hour.

Peter explains that the White House has the tools to decrypt the hard drive, but Rose is worried about providing evidence to the culprit at the White House.

Peter says he is too low-level to go against an order from above. He trusts Diane to protect them. She was the only person who gave him a chance, despite his father's reputation.

Peter informs Diane that Rose is reluctant to enter the White House and would need some time. She gives them until the next morning at 10 a.m. She tells Peter they are looking into Jamie Hawkins' death and that the President would be briefed in an hour.

Diane asks Michelle for information about Campbell's assignment, and Michelle agrees.

Peter and Rose are in the woods, observing the house from a distance. They are trying to test if Diane can be trusted because she is the only one who can trace their location. Soon, Ellen and Dale arrive and search the cabin.

Rose and Peter manage to get away. Peter records Ellen and Dale's license plate information. He asks his police friend Cisco Jenkins to run a BOLO on the vehicle. Rose takes this as a sign that Diane can't be trusted, but Peter is reluctant to believe this.

At the White House, Ben questions Diane about the whereabouts of Peter and Rose. Diane replies that she doesn't trust him and questions how he didn’t know that the Secret Service agents were pulled from the hotel.

Peter and Rose decide to work on the drive by giving it to Diane. They plan to use her to get the drive decrypted. Peter leaves Rose in a diner and set a meeting place. Rose persuades Peter to steal Diane's access card while the FBI is busy working on the hard drive to let her back into the system. Rose makes a call in order to divert Diane's attention.

Peter follows through with the plan and lies that Rose ditched him. Diane puts out a BOLO on Rose. Everything goes according to plan until several police officers unintentionally stop by the diner Rose is in. Diane realizes Peter used her access card and asks why he did it. He explains that he doesn't trust her since she was the only one who knew their location, yet the assassins found them there. Diane sends her phone to the lab to test if it has been compromised. She gives Peter her word that she is trustworthy. She explains to Peter that the Campbells were commissioned by the President to look into the metro bombing.

The next morning, Rose checks into a motel and starts going through the drive. The hard drive was successfully decrypted and she finds files about the metro bombing. Peter shows up to the motel with Diane. Rose is angry that he brought Diane. Diane asks her to calm down as she is not the traitor and is there to tell her the truth.

Appearances

 * Season One


 * The Call
 * Redial
 * The Zookeeper
 * Eyes Only
 * The Marionette
 * Fathom
 * Best Served Cold
 * Redux
 * The Devil We Know
 * Fathers