Erik Monks

 is a character in the series The Night Agent. He is portrayed by D.B. Woodside.

Biography
Erik is a Secret Service agent who is known for taking a bullet to protect the President from an assassination attempt. During recovery from his injury, he became addicted to drugs, but kept this a secret. He returns to his Secret Service job, working as the security detail for Vice President Ashley Redfield's daughter, Maddie, replacing Chelsea Arrington. He hopes to earn back the trust and respect of his superiors.

Erik works with Chelsea Arrington.

Throughout The Night Agent
At Georgetown University, Chelsea Arrington introduces Maddie, daughter of Vice President Ashley Redfield to her new security detail, Erik Monks. Maddie is in a hurry and trusts Chelsea knows what she is doing. Chelsea reminds Maddie to take her panic button. Maddie rushes to her next class and Chelsea updates Erik on Maddie. Chelsea tells him that Maddie doesn't trust many people, but trusts Chelsea. While on campus, she wants the Secret Service officers to blend in.

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 Almora 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 2 years ago, Erik Monks saved the President from an assassination attempt and took a bullet to the shoulder.

In the present, Erik has recovered from his painkiller addiction that he suffered from during recovery from the bullet. Chelsea Arrington barges into his room to search for drugs. Erik assures her that he is clean and offers to mentor her, but Chelsea refuses, as she believes Erik is doing the job for the wrong reasons.

Erik questions Chelsea's approach of being friends with Maddie. Chelsea defends her approach and calls Erik old school. She insists her method works well for Maddie. Chelsea is not happy that her other subordinates are in awe of Erik, as to them, he is a legend for saving the President's life.

Maddie has a class alone with her professor, Paulo. They start kissing and Paulo says they should keep a low profile. He pretends to care about her. Maddie suggests ditching the agents and meeting him at his house. Chelsea doesn't notice this, as she is focused on Erik.

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.

Chelsea makes a last-minute decision to take Erik off Maddie's detail for the night. Erik questions whether she is letting her feelings towards him affect her decision. She fires back that she takes her job seriously because it's hard for a black woman to get her position, so she can't risk making a mistake. Erik agrees and says he wants to see her succeed. Chelsea tells him that her decisions are not personal, and that Maddie needs her after a rough morning with her father's visit.

At the gallery opening, Maddie goes to the bathroom and escapes through the window. When Chelsea enters the bathroom to check on Maddie, she finds an apology note on the mirror. She calls for backup and Erik and the others rush to help.

Erik shares his suspicions of Maddie's professor, Paulo. He and Chelsea head to Paulo's home and find no sign of Maddie, but see Paulo's body and blood stains.

Erik Monks] and Chelsea Arrington investigate Paulo Bonetto's house while Vice President Ashley Redfield is being updated on his daughter, Maddie's kidnapping. Chelsea blames herself for missing signs of trouble, and Erik tries to comfort her. They find portraits of Maddie and the man with the rattlesnake tattoo. Chelsea realizes that she has seen one of the patterns before in Maddie's room.

Ben Almora arrives and has Erik take over the case, 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 (credit only)
 * Redial (credit only)
 * The Zookeeper
 * Eyes Only
 * The Marionette
 * Fathom
 * Best Served Cold
 * Redux
 * The Devil We Know
 * Fathers