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1956-05-13 · Portland, Oregon, USA · Male

26 series in the catalog

Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director and screenwriter 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 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.

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

Personal life

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

Other voice work

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Kirk Thornton at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Kirk Thornton convention appearances on AnimeCons.com