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.

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