The Night Agent came to Netflix in March 2023 and has been a worldwide hit since its premiere. To the delight of fans, Netflix also recently announced that its latest binge has been renewed for a second season. The Night Agent follows a young FBI agent who works in the White House basement and is tasked with answering the phone when it rings. While he waits, Peter Sutherland reviews endless reports, hoping that one day he will get out of the basement. The phone finally rings and sends Peter on a thrilling journey with a civilian who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy theory.
The Night Agent has a great plot that is only enhanced by the performances of those involved in the show. The cast even has some familiar faces that viewers recognized from other projects. With stars like Gabriel Basso, Sarah Desjardins, and DB Woodside, fans can’t help but remember other shows and movies they’ve seen these talented actors in. Here is The Night Agent cast and other places where viewers may have seen the actors before.
Enrique Murciano
Enrique Murciano plays Ben Almora, the head of the Secret Service. Fans may know him from police procedurals like Without a trace as FBI agent Danny Taylor, or his more recent role in Bloodline as Marco Diaz. Murciano has had recurring arcs on other procedural shows such as CSI: Crime scene investigation And Black list. TV Guide says he’s made it in big movies too Speed 2: Cruise Control, Traffic, Black Hawk downand the 2022 remake of Father of the bride.
Phoenix Raei
Dale, the killer inside The Night Agentis played by Phoenix Raei. He mainly starred in Australian projects until he landed on Netflix’s latest hit. He was a main character in the Australian soap opera The heights , which ran for two seasons. Raei also co-starred in another Netflix miniseries called Clickbait, and even made it to the big screen in 2022 in the action/thriller movie Black site.
Eve Harlow
Ellen is a somewhat unhinged assassin played by Eve Harlow, who really takes on this out-of-control character. Her filmography is impressive and includes some big names. She has had recurring roles in The 100, Heroes reborn, Villain, NCIS: Los Angeles, TitansAnd Star Trek: Discovery. Harlow’s most notable recurring role was Tess in Agents of SHIELD season 5. She has also found her way into movies like Juno, Jennifer’s bodyAnd Trigger point. Next, Harlow will play the lead role The edge of sleepbased on the podcast of the same name.
Sarah Desjardins
Sarah Desjardins plays the Vice President’s daughter, Maddie Redfield. Before that, she had a supporting role in the hit Showtime series Yellow jackets. As the show progresses, Desjardins’ role may change from supporting to leading Yellow jackets continues to gain traction. She also had recurring roles on Syfy’s first season Van Helsing and that of Netflix Project MC2. Desjardins even entered River valley as Donna Sweett in its fourth and fifth seasons.
DB Woodside
DB Woodside plays the heroic Secret Service agent who took a bullet for the previous president The Night Agent. He built up his fanbase by starring Match as Amenadiel for the entire show. He also had some impressive recurring guest roles on hit TV shows like To take And Buffy the vampire killer. These two are his more notable work, but you can also find him at 24 And Parenting. Fans can now catch him in Fox’s 911 spinoff 911: Lone Star.
Fola Evans-Akingbola
Secret Service agent Chelsea takes protecting the Vice President’s daughter seriously. She is played by Fola Evans-Akingbola, who has a bunch of acting credits to her name since 2014, but didn’t seem to have had her big break. However, she landed the role of Maddie Bishop Siren, and that’s when her career really started to take a turn. In 2019, Evans-Akingbola was in a Black mirror episode which also led to her starring in a Prime Video British comedy Ten percent.
Kari Matchett
Kari Matchett made it into the Oval Office playing President Travers The Night Agent. Fans immediately recognized her, which is possible because Matchett has a long list of guest starring roles on some big shows like Elementary, The good doctor, Hudson & Rexand even the CWs super girl. Matchett’s most famous role was that of Joan Campbell, CIA supervisor, in Secret Affairs from 2010 to 2014. If that doesn’t ring a bell, fans who enjoy watching quality ’90s television will remember her as Sheila Ramone in Ready or not.
Robert Patrick
Robert Patrick is the most famous face in the night cop cast, but his role as the head of the FBI was short-lived on the show, as his character was killed off almost immediately. However, his face was the one fans knew they had seen before. Patrick has appeared in many major films, but his most notable was his role as T-1000 in Terminator 2: doomsday. Other big name movies include die hard 2, Walk the line, And The outer limits. He recently played in The living Dead series like Mays, and can be seen in other popular series like Sons of lawlessness, and it’s spin-off Maya MC
Christopher Shyer
Christopher Shyer plays Vice President Redfield and has a resume close to Patrick’s. His early days include roles in Viper, The new borders, Smallville, Monk, JAG, CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime scene investigationAnd The exercise. Shyer’s longest-running role was in the TV series v which ran from 2009 to 2011. He has recently been involved in more political and procedural shows such as The good woman, Blue blood, The blacklistAnd Madam Secretary.
Hong Chau
Hong Chau is Diane Farr, President Travers’ chief of staff. Chau’s work is more recent than the rest of the co-stars, such as her role in the horror comedy The menu and a guest star on the new show Poker face. She also played along The whale, for which she has been nominated for an Academy Award. Chau has been working in Hollywood since 2006 but is now seen as someone to be reckoned with, especially for her appearances in The whale and that of Netflix The Night Agent. Collider says fans will also see her in the upcoming film Asteroid City.
Luciane Buchanan
Luciane Buchanan plays Rose Larkin, an entrepreneur who has started her own cybersecurity company. Her first role was a TV movie called Billy back in 2011. Buchanan is most recognizable as Kennedy in the New Zealand comedy drama series Filthy rich. She was also in more notable roles such as The blue rose And The New Legends of Monkey. The Night Agenthowever, is Buchanan’s biggest role to date, mainly because it is an American drama.
Gabriel Basso
Gabriel Basso is Peter Sutherland, but he has a few well-known shows and movies that he’s starred in before. Recently, he was a part of the Oscar-nominated movie Hillbilly Elegy. Before then, Basso had a regular role on Showtime’s The big C and starred in the sci-fi thriller super8. He also appeared in the comedy drama The kings of summer. Fans of his even remember his one episode on the Nickelodeon show iCarly.