| Kirk Thornton | | Born | Sean Thornton
May 13, 1956 (1956-05-13) (age 53)
Portland, Oregon | | Occupation | Voice Actor | Kirk Thornton (Born Sean Thornton on May 13, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is an American voice actor. He is known for playing tough or grouchy men in dubbed anime and video games. His career includes Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi and Jin in Samurai Champloo. He also played numerous cameos and minor characters in Rurouni Kenshin, in addition to the major character of Hajime Saito. He also does Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo as well as Gabumon and other voices in Digimon. He is even the English voice of Jet Link, as well as Kisame Hoshigaki in Naruto and its sequel, Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles. According to Anime News Network, Thornton has the most credits of any male voice actor who does English language dubbing and in such work he is second only in total credits to Wendee Lee. He has been in nearly two hundred voice-over productions for Japanese animation. Thornton is also well-known for having played many different minor voice roles throughout the Power Rangers franchise (and similar series such as VR Troopers and Masked Rider). Thornton has also had experience with ADR direction. Currently, he is co-directing the ADR for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee. Thornton's career is difficult to track, due to the multiple names under which he has been credited. [edit] Filmography - .hack - Orca
- Black Jack - Black Jack (credited as Sean Thornton)
- Blade of the Immortal - Kagimura Habaki
- Blue Dragon - Minotaur
- Bleach - Eikichiro Saido, Hinagiku (Shun Shun Rikka), Ugaki, Narrator
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Don Patch and Hydrate
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 2 - The Sealed Card - Toya Kinomoto
- Chobits - Zima/Jima
- Code Geass - Kaname Ohgi
- Cowboy Bebop - Asimov Solenson (Episode 1)
- Cyborg 009 - Jet Link/Cyborg 002
- Digimon Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02 - Tsunomon, Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, MetalGarurumon, Mummymon
- Digimon Frontier - Tsunomon/Gabumon(8), Karatenmon
- Digimon Tamers - Mr. Matsuki
- Digimon Savers - Yushima
- Duel Masters - Knight
- Eureka Seven - Matthieu
- Figure 17 - Hideo Shiina
- Fist of the North Star - Head Banger (1986 movie)
- Fushigi Yūgi - Emperor Hotohori
- Gatchaman (1994) - Kesslor
- Gate Keepers - Chotaro "Big Boss" Banba
- Gate Keepers 21 - Nazo/Reiji Kageyama
- Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex series - Swat chief (Episode 17)
- Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig series - Hideo Kuze
- Great Teacher Onizuka series - Ryuji Danma, Yoshito Kikuchi, Noboru Yoshikawa, additional voices
- Gun X Sword - The Claw
- Gundam 0083 - Anavel Gato
- Gungrave - Brandon "Beyond the Grave" Heat
- Heat Guy J - Ken Edmundo
- Idaten Jump - Gabu Samejima
- I'll CKBC - Akane Tachibana
- Immortal Grand Prix - Mark Ramsey
- Kikaider - Hattori
- Love Hina - Seta Noriyasu
- Mars Daybreak - Dolittle
- Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo - Ishikawa Goemon XIII
- Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden: Kiyomi Kawahara
- "Mega Man Star Force" - Damian Wolfe
- Mon Colle Knights - Earth Dragon
- Naruto - Tazuna, Kisame Hoshigaki, Shukaku, Akahoshi, Gennou
- Naruto Shippuden - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Ninja Scroll - Hanza
- Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety - Moe's Father (credited as Sparky Thornton)
- Outlaw Star - Crackerjack, Ark Manaf
- Overman King Gainer - Gain Bijou
- Perfect Blue - Yamashiro
- Planetes - Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino
- Please Teacher & Please Twins - Hyosuke Magumo
- Rave Master - Berial
- Reign: The Conqueror - Demosthenes
- Rurouni Kenshin - Saito Hajime, Ginji
- Saiyuki Reload/Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - Dr Ni Jianyi
- Samurai Champloo - Jin
- Scrapped Princess - Doyle Barrett
- s-CRY-ed - Narrator, Hideki, Urizane
- Serial Experiments Lain - Masami Eiri
- Shingetsutan Tsukihime - Michael Roa Valdamjong
- Space Adventure Cobra - Professor Topolov
- Strait Jacket - George Thomson
- Street Fighter II V - Guile (Animaze Dub)
- Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Seiryo Tennan, Barry, Wau Official
- Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA 3 - Ikeda, Nakita Kuramitsu
- Tenjho Tenge - Bunshichi Tawara
- The Big O - Instro (Episode 6)
- The Castle of Cagliostro - Gustav (Streamline); Count Cagliostro (Manga)
- The Prince of Tennis - Kunimitsu Tezuka
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Dr. Onishi
- Trigun - Rai Dei the Blade
- Vampire Hunter D - D's left hand
- Vandread - Bart Garsus
- Witch Hunter Robin - Kazuya Misawa; Shirou Masuda
- Wolf's Rain - Leara's Father
[edit] Non-anime animation [edit] Video Games - .hack//Infection - Orca
- .hack//Quarantine - Orca
- .hack//G.U. vol.1//Rebirth - Antares, Negimaru
- .hack//G.U. vol.2//Reminisce - Antares, Negimaru
- .hack//G.U. vol.3//Redemption - Antares, Negimaru
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War - AWACS Thunderhead (uncredited)
- Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War - Erich Hillenberand (Voice and Live Action (uncredited))
- Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation - Sgt. Louis McKnight (uncredited)
- Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia - Leard Barsett (uncredited)
- Armored Core: For Answer - Additional Voices (uncredited)
- Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana - Additional Voices (uncredited)
- Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm - Ash F. Abenstein (uncredited)
- Baten Kaitos Origins - Shanath
- Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance - Additional Voices (uncredited)
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Jubei
- Brave Fencer Musashi - Ed (as Sparky Thornton)
- Castlevania Judgment - Grant DaNasty (uncredited)
- Codename: Panzers Phase II - Dario DeAngelis
- Culdcept Saga - Koenig
- Death by Degrees - Soldiers (uncredited)
- Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- - Incidental Characters
- Drakengard - Fighter Jet Pilot (uncredited)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard - Additional Voices
- Dynasty Tactics 2 - Taishi Ci, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 4 - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 5 - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 6 - Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Earth Defense Force 2017 - EDF Soldiers (as Kirk Thorton)
- Front Mission 4 - Billy Renges (uncredited)
- Galerians: Ash - Major Romero (as Ron Allen)
- Grandia III - Rotts (uncredited)
- Kessen II - Cao Cao (uncredited)
- Kessen III - Nagahide Niwa, Katsuyori Takeda (uncredited)
- Kingdom Hearts II - Saïx
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - Saïx
- Luminous Arc 2 - Steiner
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - Electro
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Ultimate Ninja 5: Naruto Shippuden - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Naruto: The Broken Bond - Kisame Hoshigaki
- Neo Contra - Plant Contra (uncredited)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 - Kinshiro Morooka
- Phantom Brave - Ringmaster Hamm (uncredited)
- Race Driver: Grid - Chief
- Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 - Kevin Ryman (uncredited)
- Return to Krondor - James
- Rogue Galaxy - Cancer King, Starr, Logan
- Romancing SaGa: Darque (uncredited)
- Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked - Jin
- Samurai Warriors - Katsuyori Takeda, Kennyo Honganji, Morichika Chosokabe Type Generic Officer (uncredited)
- Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends - Tadakatsu Honda (uncredited)
- Scaler - Bootcamp (as Ron Allen)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 - Roland (uncredited)
- Silent Bomber - John Loss (as Sparky Thornton)
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Harry Mason
- Spectral Force 3 - Cassius (uncredited)
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Lancar, Vendeen Soldier (uncredited)
- Steambot Chronicles - Fennel (uncredited)
- Suikoden IV - Gary (uncredited)
- Suikoden V - Rahal (uncredited)
- Tales of the Abyss - Jade Curtiss (uncredited)
- Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff - Quarterback
- Time Crisis 4 - Terrorist Leader (Complete Mission mode only) (uncredited)
- The Bouncer - Commander (as Sparky Thornton)
- The Granstream Saga - Slayzer (as Sparky Thornton) (was miscredited as the voice of Korky)
- Trauma Center: New Blood - Robert Cromwell (uncredited)
- Urban Reign - Various Gang Members (uncredited)
- Warriors Orochi - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Warriors Orochi 2 - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Wild Arms 5 - Fereydoon, Joseph Russellberg, Sol Niger (uncredited)
- Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht - Capt. Matthews (uncredited)
- Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse - Capt. Matthews
- Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra - Hermann / Capt. Matthews
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