Russell "Stringer" Bell
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Russell "Stringer" Bell

Played by Idris Elba

The number two in the Barksdale organization, Bell grew up in the projects alongside Avon Barksdale and his chief enforcer, Wee-Bey Brice. He's a master of organization with a penchant for economic theory.

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The Wire (HBO)
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The Wire (HBO)

Follow a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore from the perspective of cops and criminals in this classic series.

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