Maurice Compte (; born in 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Gaff in Breaking Bad, Santiago "Big Evil" Flores in End of Watch, and as Colonel Carrillo in Narcos.
Early life Born in Miami, Florida and raised in New Orleans, 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 and Pacific Blue. This was followed by minor roles in movies like Before Night Falls and Double Whammy. Compte's first recurring role was as Charlie Gutierrez in the series E-Ring from 2005. Other guest appearances as in Monk 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 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. (2018), the spinoff of the FX television series Sons of Anarchy.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1996The SubstituteTayIlltownPep1999The Dream CatcherFreddyEastsideToad2000Before Night FallsNicolas AbreuDancing at the Blue IguanaDrug Buyer2001Double WhammyJo Jo2002ShowtimeChiliDeuces WildMaurice2003All the Real GirlsBo2006Big TopRico2007Poet's WarGarcia2008They Never Saw Us ComingWaleed2009Spoken WordGeorgeCivil StrifeFallahTribal NegotiationsAfter Action Review2010Guess Who's Coming to DinnerHakim2011Yelling to the SkyJunior OriolThe Blue of NoonPercival Blue2012End of WatchBig EvilI DoMano Alfaro2014SabotageSapoEcho ParkMateoA Walk Among the TombstonesDanny OrtizSearch PartyPelon2015There Is a New World SomewhereEstebanClarityOmar2016True Memoirs of an International AssassinJuan2017Once Upon a Time in VeniceOscar2018Den of ThievesBenny MagalonPerfectDr. Price2019Once Upon a Time in HollywoodLand Pirate Maurice2021Born a ChampionRoscoAmerican SicarioRoberto Feliz2023 Little Dixie Lalo Miguel Prado Don't Suck DJ Minky 2026 Hellfire Salvadore The Odyssey Steward of Menelaus
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1997Chicago HopeLead Gang KidEpisode: "The Son Also Rises"1997, 1999NYPD BlueJustin Candell / Gangbanger #22 episodes1997Pacific BlueCaesar ZamoraEpisode: "Blood for Blood"2000AngelChainEpisode: "War Zone"2001The PracticeManny GuzmanEpisode: "Home of the Brave"UC: UndercoverRafael OrtegaEpisode: "Of Fathers and Sons"2002FidelRaúl CastroTelevision film2003BoomtownPedro Aguilar / Jaime AguilarEpisode: "Sinaloa Cowboys"24Cole3 episodesCSI: MiamiGuillermo SorianoEpisode: "Body Count"2004Karen SiscoAldoEpisode: "Dog Day Sisco"2005CSI: NYMichael ArmstrongEpisode: "On the Job"Line of FireFBI InformantEpisode: "Born to Run"WantedAlvarez KellyEpisode: "Click, Click, Boom"2005–2006E-RingCharlie Gutierrez11 episodes2008MoonlightBustosEpisode: "Love Lasts Forever"Burn NoticeTrevorEpisode: "Scatter Point"2009Without a TraceMario CastroEpisode: "Friends and Neighbors"LifeLen Lyle HixEpisode: "3 Women"MonkLuke JohnstonEpisode: "Mr. Monk Goes Camping"2010NCIS: Los AngelesRafael TaroEpisode: "Missing"FutureStatesOscarEpisode: "The Rise"CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationChalo AruaEpisode: "Irradiator"Lie to MeJuan CamposEpisode: "Headlock"2010–2012Choke.Kick.Girl: The SeriesChatto8 episodes2011SouthlandOfficer Rodrigo Morales2 episodesBreaking BadGaff4 episodes2013BonesAlex GarciaEpisode: "The Fact in the Fiction"Criminal MindsDetective Mark ReyesEpisode: "The Return"2015–2016NarcosHoracio Carrillo12 episodes2016Hawaii Five-0Levi SosaEpisode: "Kuleana"Rush HourCarlosEpisode: "Pilot"From Dusk till Dawn: The SeriesBrassa6 episodes2017APBMarcos CruzEpisode: "Above & Beyond"Kevin Can WaitDomingo2 episodes2017–2018PowerDiego Jiménez9 episodes2018EraseValentinoTelevision filmMayans M.C.Kevin Jimenez9 episodesThe Last ShipGustavo Barros8 episodes2020DeputyCartel BossEpisode: "10-8 Firestone"The FugitiveAlfredo MengioraEpisode: "When Mike Met Ronnie"2020–2021In the DarkJosiah10 episodes2022–2023Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMike Duarte4 episodes
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