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.

Appearances

 * Season One


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