In 2006, Bell starred in and co-produced an independent film called "Drifting Elegant". The project marked his debut as a producer. That same year, Bell guest-starred in an episode of the UPN comedy series "Girlfriends" in an episode entitled "", which served as the pilot episode for the CW comedy-drama series of the same name. Bell stars as Jason Pitts, the captain of the fictional San Diego Sabers football team. He reprised Jason Pitts in a recurring role when "The Game", which was cancelled in 2009, returned on BET in January 2011. In June 2010, Bell joined the cast of the USA Network series "Burn Notice" as former counter-intelligence agent Jesse Porter.