Maurice Compte, a Cuban-American actor, is most known for his appearances in Breaking Bad as Gaff, End of Watch as Santiago "Big Evil" Flores, and Narcos as Colonel Carrillo. Compte, the son of Cuban immigrants, has been acting professionally since 1996. He first appeared in series like Chicago Hope and Pacific Blue at the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s. Following that, he had minor roles in films such as Before Night Falls and Double Whammy. Compte's first recurring role was in the 2005 series E-Ring as Charlie Gutierrez. Other guest appearances followed, including Monk and NCIS: Los Angeles. In the hit television series Breaking Bad, he played cartel member Gaff in 2011. He appeared in End of Watch a year later.