Jeremiah Bello

"They say, ‘Power is a matter of perception.’ Always disagreed with that. We don’t perceive power. We remember it."

―Bello to Mike the Marine

Jeremiah Bello
Real Name	Eddie
Alias(es)	Bello
Physical description
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Eyes	Brown
Height	5'10 (1.78m)
Biographical Information
Status	Incarcerated
Ethnicity	Nigerian
Social life
Occupation	Gang Leader
Affiliation	Bello's Crime Family
Series Information
Season(s)	1
Episode count	8
First seen	Heat Run
Last seen	King's Castle
Portrayed by	Gbenga Akinnagbe

Jeremiah Bello is an antagonist featured in Season 1 of Graceland. He is portrayed by Gbenga Akinnagbe.

An ex-soldier from the Nigerian Army, Bello was the leader of his own gang. He was the leading heroin supplier in Southern California at the time of his arrest in 2013. He planned to unite the other gangs under his own banner.

Biography

Background

Born in Nigeria, Bello was eighteen when he joined the army. But after a year of service, he was exiled when the President was assassinated.

He moved to California with Eddie. However, other gangs saw him as an intruder, muscling in on their territory. So he showed them that if they didn't join him, they would die.

Personality

Skills

• High Intelligence: Bello shows keen awareness of historical, cultural and tactical facts. It is clear he enjoys learning and likes to be surrounded by intelligent people.

Weaknesses

• Disloyalty: He expected unerring loyalty from Eddie, but showed none himself. And because of that, it left him open and weak to the FBI's infiltration.

Relationships

Allies Eddie † - Lieutenant, Best Friend, Victim (instructed him to shoot himself) Paul/Odin - Unknown Mole, Supplier

Enemies Bobby Moi - Business Rival (Incarcerated) Caza Cartel - Ex-Suppliers, Attempted Killers Jangles † - Attempted Killer Mike the Marine - Ex-Bodyguard, Ex-Friend, Rescuer, Mole, Attacked (Upon discovery Mike was a mole)

Other

Navy Seal - Temporary Ally, Attempted Victim (instructed Mike to kill him but bomb went off doing it for them)

Quotes

From Bello

"Today is not a good day to die."

―Jeremiah Bello to Paul Briggs

"They say, ‘Surrender to the glory of Athens! I like that."

―Bello to Mike the Marine

"They say, ‘Power is a matter of perception.’ Always disagreed with that. We don’t perceive power. We remember it."

―Bello to Mike the Marine

"Today, I teach the lessons."

―Bello to Mike the Marine.

"You were on the bus, Edward!"

―Bello to Eddie.

"Now he has his Pizza Box."

―Bello to Mike.

About Bello

"Okay, but Mike, if Eddie gives him anything suspicious, he’ll slit your throat and dump your dead body in the LA river."

―Briggs about Bello and Eddie.

"I have been with you since the beginning! He is nobody. He is no one."

―Eddie to Bello.

Appearances

Episode	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Season 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Season 2
Season 3

Media

Photos

→ See 16 pictures of Bello at Images of Bello.