# Rainbow Sun Francks

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.

## Career

Francks was an on-air personality at MuchMusic, a Canadian music video and variety television channel. 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). He played the role of Dev Clark on The Listener. He produces a hip hop group known as The Oddities.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown | Buddy Clark | |
| 1999 | Johnny | Gus | |
| 1999 | 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 | The Steps | 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 | Cole / 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 | The Bridge | Daniels | episode: "Never Let Me Down Again" |
| 2011 | Lost Girl | Cameron | episode: "Can't See the Fae-Rest" |
| 2011–2014 | The Listener | Dev Clark | Main role (season 2–5) |
| 2013 | Against the Wild | Charlie Foster | TV film |
| 2013 | Played | Orlando | episode: "Poison" |
| 2013 | State of Syn | Preacher | 2 episodes |
| 2014, 2016 | Murdoch Mysteries | Sam Carr / Stanley Garrity | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Defiance | Uno | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Slasher | Wayne | Episode: "Ill-Gotten Gains" |
| 2016 | Eyewitness | Burlingame | Recurring role |
| 2017 | The Strain | Jason | Guest role (season 4) |
| 2017 | Rising Suns | Banfi | TV miniseries |
| 2017 | The Beaverton | Doctor | Episode: "2.4" |
| 2017–2018 | Upstairs Amy | Martin | TV series |
| 2018 | Imposters | Dr. Price | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Det. Chuck Beamen | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Jay Piper | Season 1/Episode 12: "A Cult Education" |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | Cameron Brooks | Recurring role |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2023 | I Woke Up a Vampire | Bill Henley | Recurring role |
| 2024 | Brilliant Minds | Morris Allen | 2 episodes |