Thornton, Kirk

Birthday: May 13, 1956

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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.

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.

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	.hack//SIGN add	Yasuhiko Supporting
	.hack//Unison add	Yasuhiko Supporting
	Black Jack add	Hazama, Kuro Main
	Black Jack - The Movie add	Hazama, Kuro Main
	Blade of the Immortal add	Habaki, Kagimura Supporting
	Bleach add Airing	Ugaki Supporting
	Bleach add Airing	Kurumadani, Zennosuke Supporting
	Blue Dragon add	Minotaur Supporting
	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo add	Don Patch Main
	Chobits add	Zima Supporting
	Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch add	Ougi, Kaname Supporting
	Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 add	Ougi, Kaname Supporting
	Cosmo Warrior Zero add	Yattaran Supporting
	Cyborg 009 add	Link, Jet Main
	Digimon Adventure 02 add	Mummymon Supporting
	Digimon: Digital Monsters add	Gabumon Main
	Duel Masters add	Knight Supporting
	Eureka Seven add	Matthieu Supporting
	Eyeshield 21 add	Juumonji, Kazuki Supporting
	Fate/stay night add	Emiya, Kiritsugu Supporting
	Fushigi Yuugi add	Hotohori Main
	Gad Guard add	Hachisuka, Kogoro Supporting
	Gankutsuou add	Baptistin Supporting
	Gate Keepers add	Banba, Choutarou Supporting
	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG add	Kuze, Hideo Main
	Great Teacher Onizuka add	Kikuchi, Yoshito Main
	Great Teacher Onizuka add	Kochatani, Hiroshi Supporting
	Great Teacher Onizuka add	Ohsawa, Hidero Supporting
	Great Teacher Onizuka add	Danma, Ryuji Supporting
	Great Teacher Onizuka add	Yoshikawa, Noboru Main
	Groove Adventure Rave add	Berial Supporting
	Gun X Sword add	The Claw Supporting
	Gungrave add	Heat, Brandon Main
	HeatGuy J add	Edmundo, Ken Supporting
	Hokuto no Ken add	Toki Supporting
	IGPX Immortal Grand Prix add	Ishikawa, Masa Main
	IGPX Immortal Grand Prix 2 add	Ishikawa, Masa Main
	Love Hina add	Noriyasu, Seta Supporting
	Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro add	Cagliostro, Count Supporting
	Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory add	Gato, Anavel Main
	Naruto add	Akahoshi Supporting
	Naruto add	Waraji Supporting
	Naruto add	Genno Supporting
	Naruto add	Shukaku Supporting
	Naruto add	Tazuna Supporting
	Naruto add	Hoshigaki, Kisame Supporting
	Naruto: Shippuuden add Airing	Hoshigaki, Kisame Supporting
	Onegai Teacher add	Magumo, Hyosuke Supporting
	Otogizoushi add	Sadamitsu, Usui Main
	Overman King Gainer add	Bijou, Gain Main
	Planetes add	Hoshino, Hachirota Main
	Prince of Tennis add	Tezuka, Kunimitsu Main
	Reign: The Conqueror add	Demosthenes Supporting
	Rurouni Kenshin add	Saitou, Hajime Supporting
	Saiyuki Reload add	Jianyi, Ni Supporting
	Saiyuki Reload Gunlock add	Jianyi, Ni Supporting
	Samurai Champloo add	Jin Main
	Scrapped Princess add	Barrett, Doyle Supporting
	Scryed add	Urizane Supporting
	Serial Experiments Lain add	Eiri, Masami Supporting
	Strait Jacket add	Thomson, George Supporting
	Street Fighter II V add	Guile Supporting
	Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki 3 add	Kuramitsu, Nakita Supporting
	Tenchi Muyou! GXP add	Tennan, Seriyou Supporting
	Tenjou Tenge add	Tawara, Bunshichi Supporting
	Tenjou Tenge: The Ultimate Fight add	Tawara, Bunshichi Supporting
	TOKKO add	Takeru, Inukai Main
	Trigun add	the Blade, Rai-Dei Supporting
	Vampire Hunter D add	Left Hand Supporting
	Vandread add	Garsus, Bart Supporting
	Vandread: The Second Stage add	Garsus, Bart Supporting
	Wonderful Days (Korean) add	Cade Main