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Scott Hamilton Bairstow (born April 23, 1970) is a Canadian-born American 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, Canada to Douglas and Diane Bairstow, professional classical musicians. 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... MORE

Scott Hamilton Bairstow (born April 23, 1970) is a Canadian-born American 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, Canada to Douglas and Diane Bairstow, professional classical musicians. 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 television movie 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). 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. In 2004, Bairstow guest-starred on the two-part series finale of LESS