Kirk Thornton


Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director and script writer working mainly with English-language versions of Japanese anime shows. His major roles include Brandon Heat in Gungrave, Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi, Jin in Samurai Champloo, 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 in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Filmography

Animation English dubbing

YearTitleRoleCrew roleNotesSource
Zillion: Burning NightBig Odama
Fight! Iczer-OneTeacherAs Sparky Thornton
Doomed MegalopolisDoctor
The CockpitEnsign Nogami
Crimson WolfProfessor Shagdol
Street Fighter II VGuile
Super PigMilton Massen
06.05.1997Black JackBlack Jack
'Anavel GatoAs Sparky Thornton
Fushigi YūgiHotohoriAs Sparky Thornton
14.08.1999–2001Digimon seriesGabumon, Mummymon, others
20.08.1999Perfect BlueYamashiroAs Sparky Thornton, grouped under Voice Cast
14.09.1999Cowboy BebopSteve
24.04.2001Rurouni KenshinHajime SaitoAs Sparky Thornton
08.09.2001'Dr. Onishi
19.02.2002Love HinaSeta NoriyasuAs Ronald Allen
Digimon FrontierTsunomon, Gabumon, Karatenmon
15.06.2002GundressADR director
30.07.2002Cosmo Warrior ZeroADR director
15.07.2003s-CRY-edADR director
29.07.2003Heat Guy JKen Edmundo
27.02.2004Duel MastersBlack Knight
24.04.2004Wolf's RainLeara's father
22.06.2004Gad GuardADR director
06.07.2004GungraveBrandon Heat / Beyond the GraveAs Ron Allen
12.10.2004TsukihimeADR director
23.11.2004Mobile Suit Gundam F91Sam Ehrug
Sky BlueCade
15.03.2005Otogi ZoshiADR director
14.05.2005–06Samurai ChamplooJinGrouped under English Voice Cast
14.06.2005PlanetesHachirota
10.09.2005–09NarutoKisame Hoshigaki, Tazuna, othersADR director
13.09.2005Mars DaybreakADR director
05.11.2005IGPXMarkTV series
20.11.2005'Kuze
15.04.2006Eureka SevenMatthieu
25.04.2006Kannazuki no MikoKazuki ŌgamiVoice Director-
08.09.2006–13BleachNarrator, othersADR director, ADR script
30.09.2006Bobobo-bo Bo-boboDon Patch
19.12.2006Fate/stay nightKiritsugu Emiya
Digimon Data SquadHomer Yushima
04.01.2007Afro SamuraiVarious
28.03.2008Blue DragonMinotaurADR director
20.04.2008Code GeassKaname Ohgi
07.10.2008Strait JacketGeorge Thomson
12.10.2009MonsterThe Baby, others
28.10.2009–18Naruto: ShippudenKisame Hoshigaki, others
04.12.2009–13Stitch!Hämsterviel, Suzuki, others
18.09.2012'Kinshiro Morooka
02.10.2012–13Blue ExorcistShiro Fujimoto
07.08.2013B-Daman CrossfireGoichiro Tsukinowa / Grizz Sukino
13.08.2013–presentSword Art OnlineKlein/Ryōtarō Tsuboi3 TV Seasons and a
07.09.2013–15Digimon FusionTactimon, AxeKnightmon, Leviamon, Kabukimon, others
26.07.2013-PresentThe Jungle BunchMaurice
25.02.2014KDaikaku Kokujoji
02.09.2014Blood LadADR director
03.02.2015CoppelionMitsuo Kawabata
28.02.2015'Ramba Ral
10.03.2015Durarara!!×2ADR directorDirected the first part called Shō with Patrick Seitz
30.06.2015BlazBlue Alter MemoryJubei
21.07.2015–16Aldnoah.ZeroSaazbaum
16.07.2016One-Punch ManSnek, Sitch, Fukegao, and Frog-Man
2016March Comes in Like a LionKai Shimada
18.02.2017Hunter x HunterDalzollene2011 series
31.10.2017'Atsushi Yadomi
2018The Seven Deadly SinsGaland
2019-presentHand Demon, Tanjuro Kamado
28.02.2020Marvel Future AvengersArnim Zola, Scragg, Councilman Reiner, Narrator
30.04.2020Drifting DragonsUra
2020DorohedoroNarrator

Animation

Films

YearTitleRoleCrew roleNotesSource
'Head BangerEnglish dub
'Boss
Ninja ScrollHanza, UtsutsuAs Spanky Roberts; English dub
'GuileAs Donald Lee; English dub
'HieiAs Sean Thornton; English dub
Black Jack: The MovieBlack JackAs Sean Thornton; English dub
Perfect BlueYamashiroAs Sparky Thornton
AkiraVariousAs Sparky Thornton, Animaze/Pioneer dub
13.11.2008'PresidentEnglish dub
24.03.2009'Munk
22.02.2013Tiger & Bunny the Movie: The RisingMuramasa KaburagiEnglish dub
10.10.2013The Snow QueenHousemasterEnglish dub
25.02.2014'Jojo
03.06.2015The Nutcracker SweetDrosselmeyer, Commander, MicePeruvian film
28.03.2017'Antonio, Mechanic
26.07.2017The Jungle BunchMauriceEnglish dub
16.08.2017The Son of BigfootJapanese Man #1 Belgian-French film

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
27.10.2012Ivan Judanovich / Ataman

Live action series English dubbing

Video games

Other voice work