Kirk Thornton

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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 anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Organization XIII member Saïx in the Kingdom Hearts series and Shadow the Hedgehog and Orbot in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.[1]

In early February 1989, Thornton appeared as a contestant on the game show Classic Concentration.[2][3]

Personal life

Thornton is married to Julie Nesbitt.[4] Together they have two children.[5]

Filmography

Anime

List of English dubbing performances in anime
Year Title Role Crew role Notes Source[6][7]
Template:Dts Zillion: Burning Night Big Odama
Template:Dts Fight! Iczer-One Teacher As Sparky Thornton
Template:Dts Doomed Megalopolis Doctor
The Cockpit Ensign Nogami
Template:Dts Crimson Wolf Professor Shagdol
Template:Dts Street Fighter II V Guile [8]
Super Pig Milton Massen
Black Jack Black Jack
Template:Dts Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Anavel Gato As Sparky Thornton [8]
Fushigi Yūgi Hotohori
Template:Dts Serial Experiments Lain Masami Eiri [8]
Perfect Blue Yamashiro As Sparky Thornton, grouped under Voice Cast [9]
Cowboy Bebop Steve, Asimov Solensan
Template:Dts–2001 Digimon: Digital Monsters Gabumon, Mummymon, others Adventure/02/Tamers
Template:Dts The Castle of Cagliostro Count Lazare do Cagliostro As Sparky Thornton. In the 1992 English dub of the film, he voiced Gendarme Captain Gustav and the Archbishop.
Template:Dts Rurouni Kenshin Hajime Saito As Sparky Thornton [10]
Transformers: Robots in Disguise Dr. Onishi
Template:Dts Love Hina Seta Noriyasu As Ronald Allen [11]
Digimon Frontier Tsunomon, Gabumon, Karatenmon [12]
Gundress ADR director
Cosmo Warrior Zero ADR director
Ys Ruta Gemma, Kaita Credited as Ron Allen and Sparky Thornton [13]
Template:Dts Ys II: Castle in the Heavens Darm, Ruta Gemma Credited as Ron Allen [14]
s-CRY-ed ADR director
Heat Guy J Ken Edmundo
Template:Dts Duel Masters Black Knight
Wolf's Rain Leara's father
Gad Guard ADR director
Gungrave Brandon Heat / Beyond the Grave As Ron Allen [15]
Tsukihime ADR director
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Sam Ehrug
Sky Blue Cade [8]
Template:Dts Otogi Zoshi ADR director
Planetes Hachirota
Mars Daybreak ADR director
IGPX Mark TV series
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG Kuze
2005–06 Samurai Champloo Jin Grouped under English Voice Cast
2005–09 Naruto Kisame Hoshigaki, Tazuna, others ADR director (episodic)
Template:Dts Eureka Seven Matthieu [8]
Kannazuki no Miko Girochi Voice Director [16]
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Don Patch
Fate/stay night Kiritsugu Emiya [17]
Template:Dts–13 Bleach Narrator, others ADR director, ADR script [18]
Template:Dts Digimon Data Squad Homer Yushima [12]
Afro Samurai Various
Template:Dts Blue Dragon Minotaur ADR director (episodic)
Code Geass Kaname Ohgi
Strait Jacket George Thomson [19]
Template:Dts Monster The Baby, others
Template:Dts–13 Stitch! Hämsterviel, Suzuki, others [20]
Template:Dts–18 Naruto: Shippuden Kisame Hoshigaki, Fukasaku, others
2012–2014 Monsuno Beyal
Template:Dts Persona 4: The Animation Kinshiro Morooka [8]
The Testament of Sister New Devil Jin Toujou
Template:Dts–13 Blue Exorcist Shiro Fujimoto, Satan [21]
Template:Dts B-Daman Crossfire Goichiro Tsukinowa / Grizz Sukino [8]
K Daikaku Kokujoji, Yujiro Benzai, Saburota Bandom, Prime Minister, Yo Chitose [22]
Template:Dts–15 Digimon Fusion Tactimon, AxeKnightmon, Leviamon, Kabukimon, others
Template:Dts–present Sword Art Online Klein/Ryōtarō Tsuboi 3 TV seasons and a movie [23]
The Jungle Bunch Maurice [8]
Template:Dts Blood Lad ADR director [24]
2014-2019 Sailor Moon Sakiko's Father (ep. 20), Takao (ep. 95), Katsutoshi Yamada (ep. 98), Dr. Gia/Sailor Doctor (ep. 185), Jotaro Kiriyama/Sailor Antique (ep. 186) Viz Media dub
Template:Dts Coppelion Mitsuo Kawabata [25]
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Ramba Ral [26]
Durarara!!×2 ADR director Directed the first part called Shō with Patrick Seitz [27][28][29]
BlazBlue Alter Memory Jubei [8][30]
Template:Dts–16 Aldnoah.Zero Saazbaum [31]
Template:Dts One-Punch Man Snek, Sitch, Fukegao, and Frog-Man [32]
March Comes In like a Lion Kai Shimada [33]
2017 Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Shiro Fujimoto, Ukemochi (ep9)
Hunter x Hunter Dalzollene 2011 series [34]
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Atsushi Yadomi [35]
2018 The Seven Deadly Sins Galand Netflix dub
Template:Dts–2020 Baki Yujiro Netflix ONA [8]
2019–present Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hand Demon, Tanjuro Kamado [36][37]
Template:Dts Marvel Future Avengers Arnim Zola, Scragg, Councilman Reiner, Narrator [8]
Drifting Dragons Ura Netflix dub
Dorohedoro Narrator
Great Pretender Seiji Ozaki [8]
2021 Kuroko's Basketball Masaaki Nakatani
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire Inspector Ginzo Nakamori
Vinland Saga Askeladd Netflix dub
The Faraway Paladin Gus Crunchyroll dub [38]
2022 Fate/Grand Carnival James Moriarty [39]
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Rojuro Ohtoribashi, Hiyosu
2023 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War Bleublanc (ep. 7)
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Tagaisu ("Four x Four Walls"; ep. 4a), Rogi ("Mold"; ep. 6a), Additional Voices
2025 Sakamoto Days Pizza Nakajima [8]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Crew role Notes Source[6][7]
Template:Dts Edgar and Ellen Mayor
Template:Dts Huntik: Secrets & Seekers DeFoe
Superman: Red Son Jimmy Olsen, Batman, Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, Pyotr Roslov Web series Tweet[8]
Spectrobes Commander Grant
Template:Dts The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Adam Warlock Episode: "Michael Korvac" [8]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars King Sanjay Rash, others 3 episodes
Template:Dts Mad Matt Hooper, Spock Episode: "Old Spock's Off Their Spockers" [8]
Template:Dts Clarence Buckey O'Neil
Template:Dts–17 Sonic Boom Orbot, Shadow the Hedgehog, various voices [40][1]
2019 Love, Death & Robots Old Man Episode: "Fish Night" [8]
Template:Dts-Present Pucca: Love Recipe Uncle Dumpling, Bruce
Template:Dts The Idhun Chronicles Ashran Netflix dub
Template:Dts Pluto Schelling [41]

Films

List of voice and English dubbing performances in feature films
Year Title Role Crew role Notes Source[6][7]
Template:Dts Digimon: The Movie Gabumon, MetalGarurumon and Omnimon (Shared) English dub [8]
Template:Dts What the Bleep Do We Know!? Voice Over Talent [42]
Template:Dts–2018 Digimon Adventure tri. Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon (shared), Tsunomon English dub [43]
2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Newscaster [8]
2019 The Queen's Corgi Donald Trump US dub
2020 Ni no Kuni Teacher English dub
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, Tsunomon, Omnimon (Shared), Gabumon (Bond of Friendship) [44]
Template:Dts Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Tanjuro Kamado [8]
List of voice and English dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Crew role Notes Source[6][7]
Template:Dts Dirty Pair: Project Eden Boss
Template:Dts Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Guile As Donald Lee; English dub [8]
Template:Dts Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie Hiei As Sean Thornton; English dub
Template:Dts Black Jack: The Movie Black Jack
Perfect Blue Yamashiro As Sparky Thornton
Template:Dts Akira Various As Sparky Thornton, Animaze/Pioneer dub
Template:Dts Resident Evil: Degeneration President English dub
Template:Dts Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ the Apple Munk [8][18]
Template:Dts Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Muramasa Kaburagi English dub [45]
The Snow Queen Housemaster [8]
Template:Dts The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale Jojo
Template:Dts The Nutcracker Sweet Drosselmeyer, Commander, Mice Peruvian film
Template:Dts The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover Antonio, Mechanic
The Jungle Bunch Maurice English dub
The Son of Bigfoot Japanese Man #1 (a.k.a. Asian Investor #1) Belgian-French film
Template:Dts Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! Gabumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon English dub [46]
List of motion capture performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source
Template:Dts Resident Evil: Damnation Ivan Judanovich / Ataman [47]

Live-action dubbing

List of English dubbing performances in live-action series
Year Title Country Dubbed from Role Original actor Source[6]
2016 Marseille France French Farid Hedi Bouchenafa [48]

Video games

List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Crew role Notes Source[6][7]
Template:Dts Brave Fencer Musashi Ed [8]
Template:Dts Rugrats: Studio Tour Tour Guide (Larry), Security Guard (Steve), Pirate Director, Racetrack Announcer
Template:Dts Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes Leung Lee-Fai as Sparky Thorton [49]
Silent Bomber John Loss as Sparky Thornton [50]
Template:Dts The Bouncer Commander [8]
Kessen II Cao Cao [6]
Template:Dts Digimon Rumble Arena Gabumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon [8]
Template:Dts .hack//Infection Orca [8]
Dynasty Warriors series Xiahou Dun, Meng Huo From 4 to 8 [6]
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma Simon Algo, George Spelvin
Front Mission 4 Billy Renges [6]
Template:Dts .hack//Quarantine Orca [8]
Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2 Kevin Ryman [6]
Template:Dts Scaler Bootcamp
World of Warcraft Various
Template:Dts Xenosaga Episode II Capt. Matthews [8]
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard Various voices
JumpStart Reading Trash Can, Trash Can't
Template:Dts Kingdom Hearts II Saïx Also Final Mix [8][51]
Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked Jin Voice director
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Various [52]
Enchanted Arms Voice director
Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra Capt. Matthews [8]
Company of Heroes Various
Baten Kaitos Origins Shanath English dub [8]
Tales of the Abyss Jade Curtiss
Template:Dts–07 .hack//G.U. series Negimaru, Antares, Azure Orca
Template:Dts Rogue Galaxy Cancer King, Various Voice director
Ghost Rider Mephisto
Spectrobes Commander Grant
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Various [18]
Digimon World Data Squad Lucemon, Creepymon, Commander Homer Yushima [8]
Time Crisis 4 Voice director
Template:Dts–11 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw/WWE Voice director 2008–12 versions [20]
Template:Dts–14 Naruto games Kisame Hoshigaki, Mifune, Foo, others Starting with Ultimate Impact
Template:Dts Race Driver: Grid Pit Chief
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader Voice director for Jeff Foxworthy
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Various
Call of Duty: World at War Marine
Endwar Various
Biohazard: Degeneration President
The Tale of Despereaux Guest Director
Template:Dts The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Grim Wormtongue [8]
Hotel for Dogs Voice director
Monsters vs. Aliens Various [18]
Red Faction: Guerrilla MacReady Additional Voice Over Direction Voice roles grouped as "Also with" [18][53]
Dirt 2 Voice director
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Electro, others [18]
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Saïx (No. VII) [8]
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Saber Additional Voice Direction, Casting Director [54]
Magna Carta 2 Nix [8]
Dragon Age: Origins Various [18]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Col. Marshall
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Harry Mason
Template:Dts Final Fantasy XIII Cocoon Inhabitants English dub [55]
Resonance of Fate Juris [8]
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Isa
Hot Wheels Racing Circuit Ace Turner [18]
Template:Dts–present Sonic the Hedgehog games Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot, others Main role Grouped under English character voices
Template:Dts DC Universe Online Superman, Calculator
Catherine Thomas Mutton/Dumuzid [8]
Template:Dts Binary Domain Yoji Amada, Mifune
Battleship Captain Willie Perozzi
Guild Wars 2 Various [18]
Resident Evil 6 BSAA [8]
Template:Dts Fire Emblem Awakening Yen'fay English dub
Gears of War: Judgment COG News Reporter, COG Announcer, Survivor Six [56]
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Saïx (No. VII) [8]
Template:Dts Earth Defense Force 2025 Midnight Pilot, Ranger 3 [57]
Digimon All-Star Rumble Gabumon, MetalGarurumon/Omnimon [8]
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Saïx (No. VII)
Template:Dts Xenoblade Chronicles X Maurice Chausson
Template:Dts The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Bleublanc Uncredited
Template:Dts Friday the 13th: The Game Mitch Floyd  
Horizon Zero Dawn Hishavan
Octopath Traveler Additional voices [58]
Template:Dts Kingdom Hearts III Saïx Main role English dub/ADR Director [8]
Judgment Kaoru Ichinose English dub [59]
2020 One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows "Snakebite" Snek [8]
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise The Mirror
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Bleublanc Credited as Ron Allen
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Additional voices English dub [60]
Template:Dts Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Sebastian, additional voices [61]
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Additional voices [62]
Call of Duty: Vanguard Additional voices
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Tanjuro Kamado, Hand Demon, Akaza [63]
Shin Megami Tensei V Zeus [8]
Template:Dts Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Additional voices [64]
Template:Dts Trinity Trigger Ionia Simmons, Dolk English dub [8]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Soldiers & Citizens of Zemuria [65]
Mato Anomalies Francois, Young Man, Kalpa Monk In-game credits
Starfield Benjamin Bayu
Template:Dts Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Additional voices [66]
Persona 3 Reload Igor [8]
Unicorn Overlord Conrad, Great Sage of Bastorias, Mercenaries (Type F), additional voices English dub; credited as Kirk Allen [67]
2025 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Additional voices English dub [68]

Other voice work

References

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