| Intro | Canadian actor | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Rainbow Francks | ||||||
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Actor Musician Composer VJ Film actor Television actor |
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| From | Canada | ||||||
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Entertainment Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
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| Gender | male | ||||||
| Birth | 3 December 1979, Toronto, Canada | ||||||
| Age: | 40 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||||
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Rainbow Sun Francks (born December 3, 1979) is a Canadian actor 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 Canadian actor and musician Don Francks and African-American dancer Lili Red Eagle, who is originally from North Richmond, California. They are both adopted members of the Plains Cree First Nation. 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. Francks is also involved with a video game website, Console Creatures.