Rainbow Sun Francks

Rainbow Sun Francks
Francks at Pegasus One in London, 2006
Born (1979-12-03) December 3, 1979
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Other names Rainbow Francks
Occupation Actor, singer
Years active 1995–present
Parent(s) Don Francks
Lili Francks
Family Cree Summer (sister)

Rainbow Sun Francks (born December 3, 1979) is a Canadian actor and singer known for his role as Lt. Aiden Ford in the television show Stargate Atlantis.

Early life and family

Francks was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of actor and musician Don Francks and dancer Lili Francks, adopted members of the Plains Cree First Nation. He is also the younger brother of Cree Summer.[1][2]

Career

Francks was an on-air personality at MuchMusic, a Canadian music video and variety television channel.[2] He starred in Stargate Atlantis Season 1 as US Marine Lieutenant Aiden Ford. His role was reduced to that of a recurring character for Season 2, and was written out entirely for Season 3 and 4 (he made a brief cameo in a dream sequence in season 5).[3][4] He played the role of Dev Clark on The Listener.[5] He produces a hip hop group known as The Oddities.[6] Francks is also involved with a video game website, Console Creatures.

Filmography

Actor
Year Film/TV show Role Other notes
1995Black Fox: The Price of PeaceFrank Johnson
Black Fox: Good Men and BadFrank Johnson
1997The Planet of Junior BrownBuddy Clark
1999One Heart Broken Into SongHank Johnson
2000Love Come DownJulian
Love SongCalvin Dumas
2001Twice in a LifetimeJimmy
2003Electric CircusHost(2002–2003)
2004Preview to AtlantisHimself/Aiden Ford
From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci-Fi LowdownHimself/Aiden Ford
Stargate AtlantisLieutenant Aiden Ford
2006This Space for RentBarnaby Sharpe
2007Aliens vs. Predator: RequiemEarl
2011The ListenerDev Clark
2011Falling SkiesClick2 episodes
2014Murdoch MysteriesSam Carr1 episode
2015DefianceUnoRecurring
2016EyewitnessBurlingameRecurring
Murdoch MysteriesStanley Garrity1 episode
2018ImpostersDr. PriceRecurring

References

  1. ↑ "Rainbow Sun Francks Bio on Official Stargate Site at MGM". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Interview with Rainbow Sun Francks at InsideToronto.com". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Aiden Ford at Gateworld.net". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Rainbow Sun Francks re: reduced role on Stargate Atlantis as Aiden Ford". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Listener on CTV". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Oddities Myspace Page". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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