Maurice Compte (; born in 1969) is an American actor known for his roles as Gaff in ''
Breaking Bad
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'', Santiago "Big Evil" Flores in ''
End of Watch
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'', and as Colonel Carrillo in ''
Narcos''.
Early life
Born and raised in
, Compte is the son of Cuban migrants.
Career
Compte has been active as an actor since 1996. He first appeared in series such as ''
Chicago Hope
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...
'' and ''
Pacific Blue''. This was followed by minor roles in movies like ''
Before Night Falls
''Before Night Falls'' ( es, Antes que anochezca: autobiografía) is the 1992 autobiography of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, describing his early life in Cuba, his time in prison, and his escape to the United States in the Mariel Boatlift of 1 ...
'' and ''
Double Whammy''. Compte's first recurring role was as Charlie Gutierrez in the series ''
E-Ring
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'' from 2005. Other guest appearances as in ''
Monk
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'' and ''
NCIS: Los Angeles'' followed. In 2011 he portrayed cartel member Gaff in the hit television series ''Breaking Bad''. A year later, he was seen in ''End of Watch''. Other roles in series such as ''
Bones
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'' followed, before playing the role of Danny Ortiz in 2014 alongside Liam Neeson in the movie ''
A Walk Among the Tombstones''. In 2015, he gained more prominence as Horacio Carrillo in the Netflix series ''
Narcos''.
He also starred as Diego Jimenez on the Starz drama
''Power'' (2014–2020) and later as Kevin Jimenez on ''
Mayans M.C.
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'' (2018), the spinoff of the FX television series ''
Sons of Anarchy
''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American people of Cuban descent