Ben Almora

 is a character in the series The Night Agent. He is portrayed by Enrique Murciano.

Biography
Ben is the head of the Secret Service. He supervises Chelsea Arrington and Erik Monks. He hires Erik to be the security detail of Vice President Ashley Redfield's daughter, Maddie.

Throughout The Night Agent
At the White House, Ben suggests that the President is interested in FBI agent Peter Sutherland's decision to stay with the FBI rather than join the Secret Service.

Peter calls Diane Farr and asks who removed the Secret Service agents who were supposed to protect Rose Larkin at the hotel. 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.

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.

Ben leaves to take a call from one of the Secret Service agents, Chelsea Arrington, who is the security detail of Vice President Ashley Redfield's daughter, Maddie.

Maddie attends Georgetown University and is taking a course on Art and Activism. Ben tells Chelsea that he is withdrawing her and sending Erik Monks as her replacement.

Maddie gets into a fight in a bar with a man who despises her father, Vice President Ashley Redfield. Her security detail, Erik, steps in, but slips up due to his shoulder injury. Chelsea says that she must report the incident. She doesn't think Erik should be working again and sees him as a liability.

Chelsea tells Ben what happened over the phone. Since Erik has been through a lot, Ben encourages her to be patient with him. Before taking a bullet to protect the former President, he was the best. Chelsea asks a CIA buddy to look into how someone with Erik's level of expertise ended up on her team.

In a flashback to 4 years ago, Chelsea is graduating from the Secret Service Academy. Ben Almora gives a speech. Chelsea is surprised that her mother attended the ceremony. Even though her mother disagrees with her career choice, she still supports her daughter and believes in her.

In the present, while Chelsea calls Ben about Peter's question, Rose and Peter go to the university's library. Ben instructs Chelsea to divulge no information other than it was not Maddie Redfield. Ben later confronts Diane about Peter ambushing Chelsea. She informs him that she is not aware of the situation and that they must wait for Peter to check in before learning more. Ben claims he feels uneasy about Diane conducting an off-the-books investigation. Diane assures Ben that he has nothing to worry about if he is clean. He warns her to tread carefully and leaves. Diane tries to call Peter, but can't reach him.

At the White House, Ben arranges a meeting with Diane, President Michelle Travers and Vice President Ashley Redfield. Ashley asks about what Peter was doing at Maddie's university. He is not pleased to hear Peter has not spoken to Diane yet and that she has no information to give. Diane insists that Peter is loyal and there should be no issues. She explains that Peter and Rose are investigating the Campbells' case. Michelle orders her to get Peter and Rose back and make sure they are safe.

At the White House, Erik Monks takes a drug test and speaks to Ben, who is worried after reading Chelsea's report about the incident with Maddie at the bar. Ben wants to make sure Erik is doing well. He also asks about Erik's opinion of Chelsea, and mentions that Chelsea's friendship with Maddie could cause issues in the future.

Ben Almora has Erik take over the case on Maddie's kidnapping, but Erik insists on Chelsea helping with the investigation. Ben is not pleased with Chelsea losing Maddie and blames her for getting too emotional. Chelsea is hurt that Erik told Ben about her method of being friends with Maddie. Erik tells her that they should be partners and Chelsea apologizes for her initial reaction to him.

Erik and Chelsea find a lead on Paulo and update Ben Almora. Ben tells them has another suspect in mind and wants them to investigate Peter.

Appearances

 * Season One


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