Scott Bairstow

Scott Bairstow
Born	Scott Hamilton Bairstow April 23, 1970 Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Bair
Occupation	Actor director writer musician
Years active	1980–2006
Children	1 son

Scott Hamilton Bairstow (born April 23, 1970) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Newt Call on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as Ned Grayson on the American television drama series Party of Five. He was born in Steinbach, Manitoba, to Douglas and Diane Bairstow, professional classical musicians.

Career

Bairstow first appeared on television at the age of 10, in a show called Let's Go. He moved to New York City when he was 17 and landed a part on the soap opera All My Children playing "Stuart Chandler" in flashback scenes to the character's youth. He had the lead role opposite Cybill Shepherd in the TV film There Was a Little Boy (1993) and has also appeared opposite such well-known actors as Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997) and Kris Kristofferson in Two for Texas (1998).^[1]

In addition to his role on Party of Five and the X-Files episode "Miracle Man" (1994), Bairstow has also starred as the lead character, Newt Call, in both Lonesome Dove: The Series and Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, as well as the lead, Lt. Tom Hobbes, in Chris Carter's short-lived series Harsh Realm.^[1] In 2004, Bairstow guest-starred on the two-part series finale of Touched by an Angel, playing a handyman named Zach and, later in the episode, God.

Personal life

Bairstow was married to Marty Rich from 1994 to 2000, and has two sons, Casey (1995) and Dalton (1998).

In May 2003, Bairstow was charged in Everett, Washington with second-degree child rape for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, who is related to Bairstow's former wife, and later asking her to keep quiet about it.^[2] In December 2003, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge—second-degree assault. Bairstow entered an Alford plea, under which he maintained his innocence but conceded that he would likely be convicted by a jury if the case went to trial. He was sentenced to four months in jail, one year community supervision, and was required to undergo a sexual deviancy evaluation. He was also ordered to have no contact with the girl for 10 years and to pay for any counseling she requires.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf	Henry Casey
1997	Black Circle Boys	Kyle Sullivan
1997	Wild America	Marty Stouffer Jr.
1997	Postman, TheThe Postman	Luke
1999	Delivered	Canyon
2002	Dead in the Water	Danny
2002	New Best Friend	Trevor
2002	Tuck Everlasting	Miles Tuck
2003	Bone Snatcher, TheThe Bone Snatcher	Dr. Zack Straker

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	There Was a Little Boy	Jesse	TV movie
1993	Country Estates	Oliver	TV movie
1994	X-Files, TheThe X-Files	Samuel Hartley	Episode: "Miracle Man"
1994-1995	Lonesome Dove: The Series	Newt Call	21 episodes
1995-1996	Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years	Newt Call	22 episodes
1997	Killing Mr. Griffin	Mark Kinney	TV movie
1997	Oddville, MTV		1 episode
1998	Two for Texas	Son Holland	TV movie
1998	Significant Others	Henry Callaway	6 episodes
1998-2000	Party of Five	Ned Grayson	20 episodes
1999	My Last Love	Michael Blake	TV movie
1999-2000	Harsh Realm	Lt. Thomas Hobbes	9 episodes
2001	Silicon Follies		TV movie
2001	Semper Fi	Cliff Truckee	TV movie
2001-2002	Wolf Lake	Tyler Creed	9 episodes
2002	Breaking News	Ethan	TV series
2002	Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone	Lt. Jeffrey Freed	Episode: "Hunted"
2003	Touched by an Angel	Zack	Episode: "I Will Walk with You: Part 1" Episode: "I Will Walk with You: Part 2"
2006	Android Apocalypse	Jute	TV movie

References

1. Scott Bairstow bio Northernstars.com.
2. Jennifer Langston, "Actor pleads not guilty to charge of child rape," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 4, 2003.
3. M.L. Lyke, "Actor sentenced to four months," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 17, 2004.

External links

• Scott Bairstow at the Internet Movie Database