Actor and songwriter Rainbow Sun Francks was born in Toronto, Ontario on December 3, 1979. The multi-talented thespian has a lot going for him aside from his acting career; he writes and produces songs for a hip-hop group called The Oddities and a VJ for a music channel. His television appearances are in shows like The Planet of Junior Brown, Twice in a Lifetime and Electric Circus.

Lt. Aiden Ford is played by Rainbow Sun Francks on the Sci-Fi Channel series Stargate Atlantis. Ford once served as military second-in-command in the Stargate Atlantis team.