Cast Bios





Kris Kristofferson

Country Music Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and native Texan Kris Kristofferson began his film career in the early '70s in Cisco Pike, with Gene Hackman. His feature film credits include Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, with Ellen Burstyn; A Star Is Born, with Barbra Streisand; and Semi-Tough, with Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh. He most recently starred in Lone Star and is in the upcoming Blade, with Wesley Snipes; Shut Up and Dance, directed by Randa Haynes; and the Merchant/Ivory film Soldier's Daughters Never Cry, with Barbara Hershey. Kristofferson also starred in the TNT Original Miracle In The Wilderness.



Scott Bairstow


Scott Bairstow starred in the feature films Wild America and White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf and appears in The Postman, directed by Kevin Costner. For television, he starred as Newt Call for two seasons on Lonesome Dove: The Series. He stars in the upcoming series Significant Others from the creators of Party of Five.



Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt has starred in more than 35 films, including M*A*S*H; Alien; A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford; Top Gun; Steel Magnolias; and, most recently, Contact. He is also well known for his Emmy®-winning role as Sheriff Jimmy Brock in CBS's multiple-Emmy®-winning drama Picket Fences. Skerritt recently directed and starred in the TV movie, Divided by Hate.



Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote's numerous film credits include Unforgettable, Outrageous Fortune and the upcoming Sphere. He has also been featured in many television movies, including the miniseries Buffalo Girls and Keeper of the City. He moves to the other side of the camera to direct his own script, Crimes of Opportunity, in 1998.



Irene Bedard

Irene Bedard has been featured in two earlier TNT Originals, Crazy Horse and Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, for which she received a Golden Globe® nomination. She also appeared in the HBO miniseries Grand Avenue. Irene was most recently the voice of Pocahontas in Disney's animated feature Pocahontas, and is featured in the upcoming independent film Naturally Native.



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