Kirk Thornton

Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director and script writer working mainly with English-language versions of Japanese animated series.

Career
His major roles include Brandon Heat in Gungrave, Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi, Klein in Sword Art Online, Jin in Samurai Champloo, Anavel Gato in Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Hajime Saito in Rurouni Kenshin, Jet Link in Cyborg 009, Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Ensign Nogami in The Cockpit and numerous Digimon. Additionally, Thornton co-directed for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Number VII Organization XIII member Saïx in the Kingdom Hearts series and Shadow the Hedgehog and Orbot (both since 2010) in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

In early February 1989, he also appeared as a contestant on the game show Classic Concentration.

Personal life
Thornton is married to Julie Nesbitt. Together they have two children.

Anime
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 * .hack - Orca
 * Arc the Lad - Toshu
 * Bastard!! - Kebidabu
 * Blade of the Immortal - Kagimura Habaki
 * Buso Renkin - Shishaku Chouno
 * Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran - Bar Patron, Barkeep, Restaurant Owner, Saki Transport, Yakuza Leader
 * Casshan: Robot Hunter - Various
 * Chobits - Zima/Jima
 * Cowboy Bebop - Asimov Solenson (Ep. 1)
 * Crimson Wolf - Prof. Shagdol
 * Cyborg 009 - Jet Link/Cyborg 002
 * Cybuster - Izaki
 * Digimon Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02 - Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, MetalGarurumon, Mummymon
 * Digimon Frontier - Karatenmon
 * Digimon Tamers - Mr. Matsuki
 * Digimon Data Squad - Yushima
 * Dinozaurs - King of Atlantis (Ep. 17)
 * Doraemon - Big G's Dad
 * 2017 || Dragon Ball Super (Toonami Asia) || Master Roshi || || ||
 * Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure - Ken Senada
 * Durarara!! Takashi Nasujima
 * Durarara!!x2 - Drakon
 * éX-Driver - Todo Thug B
 * Fafner - Fumihiko Makabe
 * Fate/Zero - Noritaka Emiya (Ep. 18)
 * Figure 17 - Hideo Shiina
 * Flint the Time Detective - Knuckle, Young Bruce Lee (ep. 33)
 * 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 - SWAT Chief (Ep. 17)
 * Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Hideo Kuze
 * Ghost Slayers Ayashi - Nagakata Kawamura, Okada's Friend
 * Giant Robo - Silent Chuujou the Human Bomb
 * Goku: Midnight Eye - Additional Voices
 * Great Teacher Onizuka - Ryuji Danma, Yoshito Kikuchi, Noboru Yoshikawa, Additional Voices
 * Gun X Sword - The Claw
 * Gun Frontier - De La Medan, Follower Deputy B, Pawn Shop Owner
 * Gurren Lagann - Kamina's Father, Operator, Villager
 * Haré+Guu - Lazy, Bank Robber Harry
 * Honeybee Hutch - Additional Voices
 * Idaten Jump - Gabu Samejima
 * Idol Project - Extra Servant, Govie, Mr. Bananaan, Pal-pu Fan, Ryoko's Sparring Partner
 * I'll CKBC - Akane Tachibana
 * Initial D: Second Stage - Masashi (Tokyopop dub)
 * Kannazuki no Miko - Girochi
 * Karas - Karakasa
 * Kaze no Yojimbo - Samekichi Shirogane
 * Kekkaishi - Ogata, Tokio Yukimura
 * Kikaider - Hattori
 * Kurokami: The Animation - Bat Man, Tsubota
 * Kyo Kara Maoh! - Dunheely Weller
 * Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne series - Hiroshi Nakaizumi
 * Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic - Ryosai
 * Marchen Awakens Romance - Jupiter (Ep. 50)
 * Mahoromatic - Kiyomi Kawahara
 * Mao-chan - Adalbert von Maruyama
 * Marmalade Boy - Principal
 * Mega Man Star Force - Damian Wolfe
 * Mirage of Blaze - Boat Pilot, Genan Hojyo, Kasuke, Kojyurou Katakura, Mori's Aide, Student
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Hasan, Gilboa Sant (Eps. 2-4), Additional Voices
 * Mon Colle Knights - Earth Dragon
 * Monster - Gross, Heitmaier, Mustachoied Doctor, The Baby, TV Reporter
 * Ninku the Movie - Heaven and Earth Brother
 * Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety - Moe's Father
 * Outlaw Star - Crackerjack, Ark Manaf
 * Overman King Gainer - Gain Bijou
 * Panda! Go, Panda! - Additional Voices
 * Paranoia Agent - Shunsuke Makabe
 * Petite Cossette - Michio Hisamoto
 * Planetes - Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino
 * Please Teacher! & Please Twins! - Hyosuke Magumo
 * Pokémon Origins - Mr. Fuji, Lance
 * Puppet Princess - Ninja, Soldier, Guard
 * Rave Master - Berial
 * Reign: The Conqueror - Demosthenes
 * Requiem from the Darkness - Chojiro
 * Saint Tail - Pet Shop Owner
 * Saiyuki Reload/Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - Dr Ni Jianyi
 * Scrapped Princess - Doyle Barrett
 * Sol Bianca: The Legacy - Various
 * Space Adventure Cobra - Professor Topolov
 * Speed Racer X - Additional Voices
 * Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie - Guile (as Donald Lee)
 * Sword Art Online - Klein
 * Tales of Phantasia - Bar Patron, Elf, High Priest, King of Alvanista
 * Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Seiryo Tennan, Barry, Wau Official
 * Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA 3 - Ikeda, Nakita Kuramitsu
 * Tenjho Tenge - Bunshichi Tawara
 * Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight - Bunshichi Tawara
 * Tenkai Knights - Rho
 * The Adventures of Mini-Goddess - Kagero, Sambo the First
 * The Big O - Instro (Ep. 6)
 * The Cockpit - Nogami
 * The Prince of Tennis - Kunimitsu Tezuka
 * The Testament of Sister New Devil - Jin Tojo
 * The Twelve Kingdoms - Seikyou
 * The Wicked and the Damned: A Hundred Tales of Karma - Chojiro (ep. 5), Hyakkimaru (ep. 5)
 * Tiger & Bunny - Robert, Lady Killer (Ep. 16), Muramasa Kabaragi (Ep. 17)
 * Tokko - Takeru Inukai, Principal
 * Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Dr. Onishi
 * Trigun - Rai Dei the Blade
 * Vampire Hunter D - Sheriff Dalton, Innkeeper, Lee's Messenger
 * Vampire Princess Miyu - Oshima, Ryu
 * Vampire Knight: Guilty - Hanabusa's Butler (Ep. 3), Hunter Association Member (Eps. 4, 10), Senri's Great Uncle (Eps. 2, 4-5), Additional Voices
 * Vandread - Bart Garsus
 * Witch Hunter Robin - Kazuya Misawa, Shirou Masuda
 * Wolf's Rain - Leara's Father
 * X - Basketball Player, Boy, Kotori's Teacher, President
 * Ys - Ruta
 * YS-II - Darm, Ruta

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Other voice work

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