Rainbow Sun Francks
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Rainbow Sun Francks (born 3 December 1979) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Lt. Aiden Ford in the television show Stargate Atlantis, and his recurring roles on The Listener, The Umbrella Academy and High Fidelity.
Early life and family
Francks was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Canadian actor and musician Don Francks and Plains Cree-African-American dancer Lili Red Eagle, who is originally from North Richmond, California. He is an adopted honorary member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation, a First Nation of Canada. He is also the younger brother of Cree Summer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
Francks was an on-air personality at MuchMusic, a Canadian music video and variety television channel.<ref name="auto"/> 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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played the role of Dev Clark on The Listener.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He produces a hip hop group known as The Oddities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Template:Sortname | Buddy Clark | |
| 1999 | Johnny | Gus | |
| One Heart Broken Into Song | Hank Johnson | ||
| 2000 | Love Come Down | Julian | |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Earl | |
| 2012 | 100 Musicians | Sydney | Short |
| 2014 | Pretend We're Kissing | Henri | |
| 2015 | Template:Sortname | Dean | |
| 2017 | How to Fall | Quincy | Short |
| 2019 | Goliath | Adam | |
| 2020 | Age of Dysphoria | Wes | Short |
| 2021 | Trigger Point | Mouthpiece | |
| 2022 | Diaspora | Daniel | Short |
| 2023 | Suze | Carl | |
| TBA | Deer Hunting for Beginners | ColeTemplate:\Bartender | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Black Fox | Frank Johnson | TV miniseries |
| 2000 | Love Song | Calvin Dumas | TV film |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Jimmy | episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem" |
| 2004–2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Aiden Ford | Main role (season 1), recurring (season 2), guest (season 5) |
| 2006 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Diff'rent Strokes | Dion Mial | TV film |
| 2007 | This Space for Rent | Barnaby Sharpe | episode: "Stain'd" |
| 2010 | Template:Sortname | Daniels | episode: "Never Let Me Down Again" |
| 2011 | Lost Girl | Cameron | episode: "Can't See the Fae-Rest" |
| 2011–2014 | Template:Sortname | Dev Clark | Main role (season 2–5) |
| 2013 | Against the Wild | Charlie Foster | TV film |
| Played | Orlando | episode: "Poison" | |
| State of Syn | Preacher | 2 episodes | |
| 2014, 2016 | Murdoch Mysteries | Sam CarrTemplate:\Stanley Garrity | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Defiance | Uno | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Slasher | Wayne | Episode: "Ill-Gotten Gains" |
| Eyewitness | Burlingame | Recurring role | |
| 2017 | Template:Sortname | Jason | Guest role (season 4) |
| Rising Suns | Banfi | TV miniseries | |
| Template:Sortname | Doctor | Episode: "2.4" | |
| 2017–2018 | Upstairs Amy | Martin | TV series |
| 2018 | Imposters | Dr. Price | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Template:Sortname | Det. Chuck Beamen | Recurring role (season 1) |
| Hudson & Rex | Jay Piper | Season 1/Episode 12: "A Cult Education" | |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | Cameron Brooks | Recurring role |
| A Christmas Exchange | Patrick | TV film | |
| 2021 | My Favorite Christmas Melody | Travis | TV film |
| 2022 | Better Things | Copeland | Episode: "Jesus Saves" |
| 2023 | Daniel Spellbound | Burden | Voice role |
| I Woke Up a Vampire | Bill Henley | Recurring role | |
| 2024 | Brilliant Minds | Morris Allen | 5 episodes |
| My Dead Mom | Jay | Web series |
References
External links
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Black Canadian male actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Canadian people of African-American descent
- Canadian people of Cree descent
- Canadian video jockeys
- Francks family
- Male actors from Toronto
- Much (TV channel) personalities
- Musicians from Toronto