Kirk Thornton

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name = Kirk Thornton
birthname = Sean Thornton
birth_date = Birth date and age|1956|5|13|mf=y
birth_place = Portland, Oregon
age = age|1956|5|13
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occupation = Voice Actor
alias = Ronald Allen, Ron Allen, Sparky Allen, Todd Crump, Donald Lee, Robert Lloyd, Sean Roberts, Spanky Roberts, Sparky Roberts, Kurt Thornton, Sean Thornton, Sparky Thornton, Sparly Thornton, Starky Thornton, Kirk Thorton, Sean Thorton, Sparky Thorton
gender = Male
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credits = "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo"
as Don Patch
"Digimon"
as Gabumon
"Eureka Seven"
as Matthieu
"Gun X Sword"
as The Claw
"Gungrave"
as Brandon "Beyond the Grave" Heat
"Kingdom Hearts II"
as Saïx
"Naruto"
as Tazuna/Kisame Hoshigaki
"Rurouni Kenshin"
as Hajime Saito
"The Prince of Tennis"
as Kunimitsu Tezuka
"Samurai Champloo"
as Jin
"Tales of the Abyss"
as Jade Curtiss
"The Castle of Cagliostro"
as Count Cagliostro
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agent = [http://www.cedvoices.com/ Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, and Doherty]

Kirk Thornton (Born Sean Thornton on May 13, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is a prolific American voice actor.

Bio

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.

According to Anime News Network, Thornton has the most credits of any male voice actor and he is second in total voice actor credits only next 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 he has been credited under.

Filmography

Anime

* ".hack" - Orca
* "Black Jack" - Black Jack (credited as Sean Thornton)
* "Blue Dragon" - Minotaur
* "Bleach" - Eikichiro Saido, Hinagiku (Shun Shun Rikka), Ugaki
* "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo" - Don Patch and Hydrate
* "" - 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" - Gabumon, 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 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
* "" - Ishikawa Goemon XIII
* "Mahoromatic" - Automatic Maiden: Kiyomi Kawahara
* "Mega Man Star Force" - Damian Wolfe
* "Mon Colle Knights" - Earth Dragon
* "Naruto" - Tazuna, Kisame Hoshigaki, Shukaku, Anbu Captain, Akahoshi
* "Ninja Scroll" - Hanza
* "" - 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
* "" - 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
* "Street Fighter II V" - Guile
* "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" - Count Cagliostro (Manga version); Gustav (MGM version)
* "The Prince of Tennis" - Kunimitsu Tezuka
* "" - 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
* "Yu Yu Hakusho" - Hiei

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
* "" - AWACS Thunderhead (uncredited)
* "" - Sgt. Louis McKnight (uncredited)
* "" - Leard Barsett (uncredited)
* "" - Additional voices (uncredited)
* "" - Additional voices (uncredited)
* "" - Ash F. Abenstein (uncredited)
* "Baten Kaitos Origins" - Shanath
* Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance - Additional voices (uncredited)
* "Brave Fencer Musashi" - Ed (as Sparky Thornton)
* "" - Dario DeAngelis
* "Culdcept Saga" - Koenig
* "Death by Degrees" - Soldiers (uncredited)
* "Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-" - Incidental Characters
* "Drakengard" - Fighter Jet Pilot (uncredited)
* "Dragonshard" - Additional voices
* "Dynasty Tactics 2" - Taishi Ci, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
* "Dynasty Warriors 4" - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
* "" - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
* "" - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
* "Dynasty Warriors 5" - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
* "" - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
* "" - 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)
* "" - 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
* "" - Kisame Hoshigaki
* "" - Kisame Hoshigaki
* "" - Kisame Hoshigaki
* "Neo Contra" - Plant Contra (uncredited)
* "Phantom Brave" - Ringmaster Hamm (uncredited)
* "" - Chief
* "Resident Evil Outbreak File #2" - Kevin Ryman (uncredited)
* "Return to Krondor" - James
* "Rogue Galaxy" - Cancer King, Starr, Logan
* "": Darque (uncredited)
* "" - Jin
* "Samurai Warriors" - Katsuyori Takeda, Kennyo Honganji, Morichika Chosokabe Type Generic Officer (uncredited)
* "" - Tadakatsu Honda (uncredited)
* "Scaler" - Bootcamp (as Ron Allen)
* "" - Roland (uncredited)
* "Silent Bomber" - John Loss (as Sparky Thornton)
* "" - Cassius (uncredited)
* "" - Lancar, Vendeen Soldier (uncredited)
* "Steambot Chronicles" - Fennel (uncredited)
* "Suikoden IV" - Gary (uncredited)
* "Suikoden V" - Rahal (uncredited)
* "Tales of the Abyss" - Jade Curtiss (uncredited)
* "The Bouncer" - Commander (as Sparky Thornton)
* "The Granstream Saga" - Slayzer (as Sparky Thornton) (was miscredited as the voice of Korky)
* "" - Robert Cromwell (uncredited)
* "Urban Reign" - Various Gang Members (uncredited)
* "Warriors Orochi" - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
* "Wild Arms 5" - Fereydoon, Joseph Russellberg, Sol Niger (uncredited)
* "" - Capt. Matthews (uncredited)
* "" - Capt. Matthews
* "" - Hermann / Capt. Matthews

Live-action voice over

* "Masked Rider" - Recyclotron, Skull Reapers #2 and #3
* "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" - Hatchasaurus (1st voice), Dramole, Professor Longnose (uncredited)
* "" - Silo (2nd voice), Altor, Nuklifier (uncredited)
* "" - Craterites, Powerdriller (uncredited)
* "" - Brunt, Samuron (uncredited), Alien
* "" - Spellbinder
* "" - Angelcon
* "" - Motorcycle Org
* "VR Troopers" - Mechanoid
* "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" - Various Character Voices
* "Versus (film)" - Villain (credited as Ron Allen)
* "Death Trance" - Coffin Man/Grave

Movie roles

* "The Castle of Cagliostro" - Gustav/Archbishop (MGM/Streamline version); Count Cagliostro (Manga version)

Documentaries

* "Adventures in Voice Acting" - Himself

External links

*imdb name|id=0861558|name=Kirk Thornton
*ann name|id=3032|name=Kirk Thornton