Kirk Thornton

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| alma_mater = University of Washington{{cite web|url=https://www.kumoricon.org/sitehistory/2009/www.kumoricon.org/indexc185.html?page_id=15|title=Kumoricon » Guests of Honor|work=kumoricon.org|access-date=August 5, 2015}}

| other names = Ron Allen{{cite episode | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNYKEGU7Ipk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/CNYKEGU7Ipk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title= Destroyer in the Dusk | via=Funimation, YouTube | number=1 | series=Gungrave | at=Closing credits}}{{cbignore}}
Sparky Thornton{{cite episode | title=Prelude to the Impending Fight: The Shadow of the Wolf Draws Near | number=28 | series=Rurouni Kenshin | episode-link=List of Rurouni Kenshin episodes (season 2)#ep28 | at=Closing credits}}
Spanky Roberts
Donald Lee

| occupation = {{hlist|Voice actor|ADR director|script writer}}

| years_active = 1979–present

| spouse = Julie Nesbitt{{cite web|url=http://www.ryu-kon.com/kirk-thornton.html|title=Kirk Thornton|work=Ryu-Kon Group|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065604/http://www.ryu-kon.com/kirk-thornton.html|url-status=dead}}

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| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20220406140824/http://kirkthornton.com/KIRKTHORNTON.COM/Welcome.html|kirkthornton.com (archived)}}

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Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director and script writer 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.{{Cite web|url=http://animecons.com/guests/bio.shtml/1750/Kirk_Thornton|title = Kirk Thornton}}

In early February 1989, Thornton appeared as a contestant on the game show Classic Concentration.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/x9AmBZcWXLM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211123103136/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AmBZcWXLM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AmBZcWXLM| title = CC89 #440 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/S2ty1vot_gE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211123103135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2ty1vot_gE Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2ty1vot_gE| title = CC89 #441 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Personal life

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

Filmography

=Anime=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="min-width:95%" \|+ List of English dubbing performances in anime ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Crew role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes ! class="unsortable"\| Source
{{dts\|1991\|format=y}}	Zillion: Burning Night	Big Odama
{{dts\|1992\|format=y}}	Fight! Iczer-One	Teacher		As Sparky Thornton
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|1993\|format=y}}	Doomed Megalopolis	Doctor
The Cockpit	Ensign Nogami
{{dts\|1995\|format=y}}	Crimson Wolf	Professor Shagdol
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|1997\|format=y}}	Street Fighter II V	Guile			rowspan="2" \|
Super Pig	Milton Massen
Black Jack	Black Jack
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|1998\|format=y}}	Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory	Anavel Gato		rowspan="2" \| As Sparky Thornton
Fushigi Yūgi	Hotohori
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|1999\|format=y}}	Serial Experiments Lain	Masami Eiri
Perfect Blue	Yamashiro		As Sparky Thornton, grouped under Voice Cast	{{cite video \|date=2000 \|title=A Perfect Blue Day \|medium=DVD \|publisher=Manga Entertainment \| at=Closing credits, Voice cast }}
Cowboy Bebop	Steve, Asimov Solensan
{{dts\|1999\|08\|14\|format=y}}–2001	Digimon: Digital Monsters	Gabumon, Mummymon, others		Adventure/02/Tamers
{{dts\|2000\|format=y}}	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.
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2001\|04\|24\|format=y}}	Rurouni Kenshin	Hajime Saito		As Sparky Thornton
Transformers: Robots in Disguise	Dr. Onishi
rowspan="5" \| {{dts\|2002\|02\|19\|format=y}}	Love Hina	Seta Noriyasu		As Ronald Allen	{{cite AV media \| medium = DVD \| title = Love Hina, Volume 5 - Summer By The Sea \| work = Bandai \| url = https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/100653746 \| date = 2002 \| isbn = 9781594097201 }} - select Extras, Credits, page to "Featuring the Voices Of"
Digimon Frontier	Tsunomon, Gabumon, Karatenmon			{{cite news\|url=http://www.crystalacids.com/database/person/4492/kirk-thornton/\|access-date=March 19, 2019\|date=March 19, 2019\|title=Kirk Thornton\|website=CrystalAcids.com}}
Gundress		ADR director
Cosmo Warrior Zero		ADR director
Ys	Ruta Gemma, Kaita		Credited as Ron Allen and Sparky Thornton	{{cite web \|title=Ys (2002 TV Show) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Ys-OVA/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=15 December 2022}}
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2003\|06\|06\|format=y}}	Ys II: Castle in the Heavens	Darm, Ruta Gemma		Credited as Ron Allen	{{cite web \|title=Ys II: Castle in the Heavens (2003 TV Show) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Ys-II-Castle-in-the-Heavens/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=3 December 2022}}
s-CRY-ed		ADR director
Heat Guy J	Ken Edmundo
rowspan="7" \| {{dts\|2004\|02\|27\|format=y}}	Duel Masters	Black Knight
Wolf's Rain	Leara's father
Gad Guard		ADR director
Gungrave	Brandon Heat / Beyond the Grave		As Ron Allen
Tsukihime		ADR director
Mobile Suit Gundam F91	Sam Ehrug
Sky Blue	Cade
rowspan="5" \| {{dts\|2005\|03\|15\|format=y}}	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)
rowspan="4" \| {{dts\|2006\|04\|15\|format=y}}	Eureka Seven	Matthieu
Kannazuki no Miko	Girochi	Voice Director	{{Cite episode \| series= Destiny of the Shrine Maiden \| series-link= Destiny of the Shrine Maiden \| number=3 \| title= Secret Love Shell \| time=Closing credits, English adaptation, English Voice Cast }}
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo	Don Patch
Fate/stay night	Kiritsugu Emiya			{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fate/stay-night/blu-ray-collection-1\|title=Fate/stay night\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=August 2, 2015}}
{{dts\|2006\|09\|08\|format=y}}–13	Bleach	Narrator, others	ADR director, ADR script		{{cite web\|url=http://kirkthornton.com/KIRKTHORNTON.COM/Current_Projects.html\|title=Current Projects\|work=kirkthornton.com\|access-date=August 2, 2015}}
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2007\|format=y}}	Digimon Data Squad	Homer Yushima
Afro Samurai	Various
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2008\|03\|28\|format=y}}	Blue Dragon	Minotaur	ADR director (episodic)
Code Geass	Kaname Ohgi
Strait Jacket	George Thomson			{{cite AV media \| url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244206876 \| title = Strait Jacket \| oclc = 244206876 \| publisher = Manga Video \| date = October 7, 2008 \| medium = DVD \| at = Closing credits, Original Japanese Cast, English Cast}}
{{dts\|2009\|10\|12\|format=y}}	Monster	The Baby, others
{{dts\|2009\|12\|04\|format=y}}–13	Stitch!	Hämsterviel, Suzuki, others			{{cite web\|url=http://moarpowah.com/2012/04/29/anime-boston-2012-interview-with-kirk-thornton/\|title=Kirk Thornton Interview - Moar Powah!\|work=Moar Powah!\|access-date=August 5, 2015\|archive-date=September 29, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929103811/http://moarpowah.com/2012/04/29/anime-boston-2012-interview-with-kirk-thornton/\|url-status=dead}}
{{dts\|2009\|10\|28\|format=y}}–18	Naruto: Shippuden	Kisame Hoshigaki, Fukasaku, others
2012–2014	Monsuno	Beyal
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2012\|09\|18\|format=y}}	Persona 4: The Animation	Kinshiro Morooka			rowspan="2" \|
The Testament of Sister New Devil	Jin Toujou
{{dts\|2012\|10\|02\|format=y}}–13	Blue Exorcist	Shiro Fujimoto, Satan			{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-02-10/aniplex-blue-exorcist-tv-series-to-debut-on-toonami-on-february-22nd\|title=Aniplex's Blue Exorcist TV Series to Debut on TOONAMI™ On February 22nd\|date=February 10, 2014\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2013\|08\|07\|format=y}}	B-Daman Crossfire	Goichiro Tsukinowa / Grizz Sukino
K	Daikaku Kokujoji, Yujiro Benzai, Saburota Bandom, Prime Minister, Yo Chitose			{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-28/k-anime-english-dub-previewed-in-video-before-july-12-debut\|title='K' Anime's English Dub Previewed in Video Before July 12 Debut\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
{{dts\|2013\|09\|07\|format=y}}–15	Digimon Fusion	Tactimon, AxeKnightmon, Leviamon, Kabukimon, others		\|
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2013\|08\|13\|format=y}}–present	Sword Art Online	Klein/Ryōtarō Tsuboi		3 TV seasons and a movie	{{cite video\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKmSmcQP2OI \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/tKmSmcQP2OI \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Sword Art Online After Show w/ Kirk Thornton Season 1 Episodes 15 & 16 \|date = 2014-08-10 \|author =AfterBuzz TV\|format=YouTube \|at=1:36 Megan Salinas introduces special guest voice actor Kirk Thornton who voices Klein in Sword Art Online}}{{cbignore}}
The Jungle Bunch	Maurice		\|
{{dts\|2014\|09\|02\|format=y}}	Blood Lad		ADR director		{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-16/viz-media-announces-blood-lad-english-dub-cast\|title=Viz Media Announces Blood Lad's English Dub Cast\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
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 \| \|
rowspan="4" \| {{dts\|2015\|02\|03\|format=y}}	Coppelion	Mitsuo Kawabata			{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-24/viz-media-coppelion-dub-casts-erica-lindbeck-cassandra-lee-morris-shelby-lindley/.81364\|title=Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley\|date=November 24, 2014\|work=Anime News Network}}
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin	Ramba Ral			{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-04/gundam-the-origin-gets-simultaneous-global-paid-streaming-and-blu-ray/.84076\|title=Gundam: The Origin Gets Simultaneous Global Paid Streaming & Blu-ray\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
Durarara!!×2		ADR director	Directed the first part called Shō with Patrick Seitz	{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-06/durarara-2-english-dub-announcement-video-streamed/.85704\|title=Durarara!!×2 English Dub Announcement Video Streamed\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=August 5, 2015}}{{cite web \| url =https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-02/aniplex-usa-details-fate-stay-night-ubw-durarara-2-sho-release-details/.89994\| title = Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night: UBW, Durarara!!×2 Shō Release Details\| work = Anime News Network \| date=July 2, 2015}}{{Cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-02/aniplex-of-america-sets-english-dub-for-durarara-2-ten/.92445\|title = Aniplex of America Sets English Dub for Durarara!!×2 Ten\| date=August 7, 2023 }}
BlazBlue Alter Memory	Jubei			{{cite web\|url=http://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/03/16/blazblue-alter-memory-cast-announcement/\|title=BlazBlue Alter Memory Cast Announcement\|author= Lee, Michelle\|publisher=Funimation.com\|date=March 16, 2015\|access-date=March 16, 2015}}
{{dts\|2015\|07\|21\|format=y}}–16	Aldnoah.Zero	Saazbaum			{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-06/aniplex-usa-to-release-1st-aldnoah.zero-season-on-bd-dvd-with-dub-sub/.88990\|title=Aniplex USA to Release 1st Aldnoah.Zero Season 1 On BD/DVD with Dub, Sub\|publisher=Anime News Network\|date=June 6, 2015}}
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2016\|07\|16\|format=y}}	One-Punch Man	Snek, Sitch, Fukegao, and Frog-Man			{{cite web\|url=http://www.viz.com/blog/posts/one-punch-man-is-coming-to-toonami\|title=One-Punch Man Is Coming to Toonami!\|publisher=Viz Media\|access-date=July 14, 2016}}
March Comes In like a Lion \|Kai Shimada \| \| \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-08/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-casts-marina-inoue-takahiro-sakurai-more/.106241\|title=March comes in like a lion Anime Casts Marina Inoue, Takahiro Sakurai, More\|website=Anime News Network\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-10}}
rowspan="3" \|2017 \|Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga \| \|Shiro Fujimoto, Ukemochi (ep9) \| \| \|
Hunter x Hunter	Dalzollene		2011 series	{{cite episode \| time=Closing credits \| title= Wish × And × Promise \| publisher=Viz Media \| episode-link=List of Hunter × Hunter (2011) episodes#ep39 \| series=Hunter × Hunter \| network=Adult Swim \| airdate=February 18, 2017 \| number=39}}
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day	Atsushi Yadomi			{{cite web\|title=Aniplex USA Dubs anohana Anime Series, Announces Cast (Updated)\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-15/aniplex-usa-dubs-anohana-anime-series-announces-cast/.114881\|website=Anime News Network\|access-date=July 9, 2017\|date=April 15, 2017}}
2018 \|The Seven Deadly Sins \|Galand \| \|Netflix dub \|
{{dts\|2018\|10\|31\|format=y}}–2020	Baki	Yujiro		Netflix {{abbr\|ONA\|Original net animation}}
2019–present \|Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \|Hand Demon, Tanjuro Kamado \| \| \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/demonslayer.anime/posts/2318844094893677 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1542567689187992/2318844094893677 \|archive-date=2022-02-26 \|url-access=limited\|title=Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\|website=www.facebook.com\|language=en\|access-date=2019-11-03}}{{cbignore}}"Hinokami". Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Season 1. Episode 19. USA. 2020-03-07. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast. Adult Swim.
rowspan="4" \| {{dts\|2020\|02\|28\|format=y}}	Marvel Future Avengers	Arnim Zola, Scragg, Councilman Reiner, Narrator
Drifting Dragons	Ura		rowspan="4" \| Netflix dub
Dorohedoro	Narrator
Great Pretender	Seiji Ozaki		rowspan="4" \|
rowspan="4" \| 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	{{cite web\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-28/crunchyroll-announces-dubs-casts-for-platinum-end-oddtaxi-dont-toy-with-me-miss-nagatoro-sakugan-more-anime/.178953\|title=Crunchyroll Announces Dubs, Casts for Platinum End, ODDTAXI, Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Sakugan, More Anime\|last1=Mateo\|first1=Alex\|website=Anime News Network \|access-date=October 28, 2021\|date=October 28, 2021}}
rowspan="2" \|2022 \|Fate/Grand Carnival \|James Moriarty \| \| \|{{Cite web\|url=https://anime.fate-go.us/fgc/\|title=Fate/Grand Carnival Official USA Website\|website=Fate/Grand Carnival Official USA Website}}
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War \|Rojuro Ohtoribashi, Hiyosu \| \| \|
rowspan="2" \|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 \| \| \|{{cite web \|title=Kirk Thornton (visual voices guide) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kirk-Thornton/ \|access-date=January 30, 2025 \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|quote=A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}

=Animation=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="min-width:95%" \|+ List of voice performances in animation ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Crew role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes ! class="unsortable"\| Source

{{dts\|2007\|10\|07\|format=y}}	Edgar and Ellen	Mayor
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2009\|01\|03\|format=y}}	Huntik: Secrets & Seekers	DeFoe
Superman: Red Son	Jimmy Olsen, Batman, Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, Pyotr Roslov		rowspan="2" \| Web series	Tweet
Spectrobes	Commander Grant
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2012\|05\|06\|format=y}}	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	Adam Warlock		Episode: "Michael Korvac"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars	King Sanjay Rash, others		3 episodes
{{dts\|2013\|06\|24\|format=y}}	Mad	Matt Hooper, Spock		Episode "Old Spock's Off Their Spockers"	rowspan="2" \|
{{dts\|2014\|04\|07\|format=y}}	Clarence	Buckey O'Neil
{{dts\|2014\|11\|08\|format=y}}–17	Sonic Boom	Orbot, Shadow the Hedgehog, various voices			{{cite web\|url=http://www.sonicthehedgehog.com/boom/en/sonic-boom-tv-overview/sonic-tv-credits/\|title=Sonic Boom\|work=sonicthehedgehog.com\|access-date=August 11, 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085525/http://www.sonicthehedgehog.com/boom/en/sonic-boom-tv-overview/sonic-tv-credits/\|archive-date=September 23, 2015\|df=mdy-all}}
2019	Love, Death & Robots	Old Man		Ep. "Fish Night"
{{dts\|2019\|12\|31\|format=y}}-Present	Pucca: Love Recipe	Uncle Dumpling, Bruce
{{dts\|2020\|09\|10\|format=y}}	The Idhun Chronicles	Ashran		rowspan="2" \| Netflix dub
{{dts\|2023\|10\|26\|format=y}}	Pluto	Schelling		{{cite web\|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pluto/Schelling\|title=Pluto Voices – Schelling\|website=Behind The Voice Actors\|access-date=October 26, 2023}}

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="min-width:95%" \|+ List of voice and English dubbing performances in feature films ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Crew role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes ! class="unsortable"\| Source
{{dts\|2000\|10\|06\|format=y}}	Digimon: The Movie	Gabumon, MetalGarurumon and Omnimon (Shared)		English dub
{{dts\|2004\|04\|23\|format=y}}	What the Bleep Do We Know!?	Voice Over Talent			{{cite AV media \| medium=DVD \| title=What the Bleep Do We Know!? \| at=1:44:31 Closing credits, Voice Over Talent \| year=2004 }}
{{dts\|2016\|08\|28\|format=y}}–2018	Digimon Adventure tri.	Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon (shared), Tsunomon		rowspan="2" \|English dub	{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-03/digimon-adventure-tri-films-english-dub-casts-vic-mignogna-as-matt-kirk-thornton-as-gabumon/.104991\|title=Digimon Adventure tri. Films' English Dub Casts Vic Mignogna as Matt, Kirk Thornton as Gabumon\|date= 2016-08-03\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=28 August 2016}}
2016	Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV	Newscaster
2019	The Queen's Corgi \| Donald Trump \| \|US dub \|
rowspan="2" \|2020	Ni no Kuni	Teacher		rowspan="3" \|English dub
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna	Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, Tsunomon, Omnimon (Shared), Gabumon (Bond of Friendship)		{{cite web \|date=July 20, 2020 \|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-20/shout-factory-releases-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-anime-film-on-bd-dvd-in-october/.162029 \|title=Shout! Factory Releases Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Anime Film on BD/DVD in October \|publisher=Anime News Network \|access-date=July 20, 2020}}
{{dts\|2021\|04\|23\|format=y}}	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train	Tanjuro Kamado

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="min-width:95%" \|+ List of voice and English dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Crew role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes ! class="unsortable"\| Source
{{dts\|1994\|format=y}}	Dirty Pair: Project Eden	Boss
{{dts\|1995\|format=y}}	Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie	Guile		As Donald Lee; English dub	rowspan="2" \|
{{dts\|1998\|format=y}}	Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie	Hiei		rowspan="2" \| As Sean Thornton; English dub
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|1999\|format=y}}	Black Jack: The Movie	Black Jack
Perfect Blue	Yamashiro		As Sparky Thornton
{{dts\|2001\|format=y}}	Akira	Various		As Sparky Thornton, Animaze/Pioneer dub
{{dts\|2008\|11\|13\|format=y}}	Resident Evil: Degeneration	President		English dub
{{dts\|2009\|03\|24\|format=y}}	Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ the Apple	Munk
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2013\|02\|22\|format=y}}	Tiger & Bunny: The Rising	Muramasa Kaburagi		rowspan="2" \|English dub	{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-22/tiger-and-bunny-the-movie-the-rising-new-driver-english-dub-clip-streamed/.85283\|title=Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising 'New Driver' English Dub Clip Streamed\|work=Anime News Network\|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
The Snow Queen	Housemaster		rowspan="5" \|
{{dts\|2014\|02\|25\|format=y}}	The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale	Jojo
{{dts\|2015\|06\|03\|format=y}}	The Nutcracker Sweet	Drosselmeyer, Commander, Mice		Peruvian film
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2017\|03\|28\|format=y}}	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
{{dts\|2024\|12\|17\|format=y}}	Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!	Gabumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon		English dub	{{cite web\|url=https://www.soundcadencestudios.com/digimon-adventure-our-war-game\|title=Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!\|publisher=Sound Cadence Studios\|accessdate=2025-03-16}}

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|+ List of motion capture performances in direct-to-video and television films

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Resident Evil: Damnation

Ivan Judanovich / Ataman

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=Live-action dubbing=

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Year ! Title ! Country ! Dubbed from ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Original actor ! class="unsortable"\| Source
2016	Marseille	France	French \| Farid	Hedi Bouchenafa \| {{cite AV media \| at=Closing credits, Featuring the Voices Of \| title=Marseille \| year=2016 \| medium=Netflix}}

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|+ List of English dubbing performances in live-action series

Year

! Title

! Country

! Dubbed from

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Original actor

! class="unsortable"| Source

2016

Marseille

France

French

| Farid

Hedi Bouchenafa

| {{cite AV media | at=Closing credits, Featuring the Voices Of | title=Marseille | year=2016 | medium=Netflix}}

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="min-width:95%" \|+ List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games ! style=" width:40px;"\| Year !! Title !! Role !! Crew role !! class="unsortable"\| Notes !! class="unsortable"\| Source
{{dts\|1998\|10\|31\|format=y}}	Brave Fencer Musashi	Ed			rowspan="2" \|
{{dts\|1999\|11\|10\|format=y}}	Rugrats: Studio Tour	Tour Guide (Larry), Security Guard (Steve), Pirate Director, Racetrack Announcer
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2000\|04\|28\|format=y}}	Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes	Leung Lee-Fai	as Sparky Thorton		{{cite web \|title=Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes (2000 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Gundam-Side-Story-0079-Rise-from-the-Ashes/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=24 July 2022}}
Silent Bomber	John Loss		rowspan="2" \| as Sparky Thornton	{{cite video game \| developer=((CyberConnect)) \| title=Silent Bomber \| publisher=Bandai \| scene=Ending credits, 18:51 in, English Voices \| year=2000}}
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2001\|03\|06\|format=y}}	The Bouncer	Commander
Kessen II	Cao Cao
{{dts\|2002\|02\|24\|format=y}}	Digimon Rumble Arena	Gabumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon
rowspan="4" \| {{dts\|2003\|02\|11\|format=y}}	.hack//Infection	Orca
Dynasty Warriors series	Xiahou Dun, Meng Huo		From 4 to 8
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma	Simon Algo, George Spelvin
Front Mission 4	Billy Renges
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2004\|01\|13\|format=y}}	.hack//Quarantine	Orca
Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2	Kevin Ryman
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2004\|11\|01\|format=y}}	Scaler	Bootcamp
World of Warcraft	Various
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2005\|02\|15\|format=y}}	Xenosaga Episode II	Capt. Matthews
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard	Various voices
JumpStart Reading	Trash Can, Trash Can't
rowspan="8" \| {{dts\|2006\|03\|28\|format=y}}	Kingdom Hearts II	Saïx		Also Final Mix	{{cite video game \| title=Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix \| scene=Closing credits, 7:40 in, Voice Recording, Cast \| developer=Square Enix \| publisher=Square Enix }}
Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked	Jin	Voice director
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Various			{{cite web \|title=Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Dirge-of-Cerberus-Final-Fantasy-VII/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=12 June 2023}}
Enchanted Arms		Voice director
Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra	Capt. Matthews
Company of Heroes	Various
Baten Kaitos Origins	Shanath		English dub	rowspan="4" \|
Tales of the Abyss	Jade Curtiss
{{dts\|2006\|10\|24\|format=y}}–07	.hack//G.U. series	Negimaru, Antares, Azure Orca
rowspan="6" \| {{dts\|2007\|01\|30\|format=y}}	Rogue Galaxy	Cancer King, Various	Voice director
Ghost Rider	Mephisto
Spectrobes	Commander Grant
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men	Various
Digimon World Data Squad	Lucemon, Creepymon, Commander Homer Yushima
Time Crisis 4		Voice director
{{dts\|2007\|11\|13\|format=y}}–11	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw/WWE		Voice director	2008–12 versions
{{dts\|2007\|10\|01\|format=y}}–14	Naruto games	Kisame Hoshigaki, Mifune, Foo, others		Starting with Ultimate Impact
rowspan="7" \| {{dts\|2008\|05\|30\|format=y}}	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
rowspan="12" \| {{dts\|2009\|01\|13\|format=y}}	The Lord of the Rings: Conquest	Grim Wormtongue
Hotel for Dogs		Voice director
Monsters vs. Aliens	Various
Red Faction: Guerrilla	MacReady	Additional Voice Over Direction	Voice roles grouped as "Also with"	{{cite video game \| title=Red Faction: Guerrilla \| developer=Volition \| publisher=THQ \| scene=Closing credits, 3:30 in, Voice over, Voice over production }}
Dirt 2		Voice director
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	Electro, others
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days	Saïx (No. VII)
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising	Saber	Additional Voice Direction, Casting Director		{{cite video game \| title=Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising \| developer=Codemasters \| publisher=Codemasters \| scene=Closing credits, Speech & Dialogue }}
Magna Carta 2	Nix
Dragon Age: Origins	Various			rowspan="3" \|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Col. Marshall
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories	Harry Mason
rowspan="4" \| {{dts\|2010\|03\|09\|format=y}}	Final Fantasy XIII	Cocoon Inhabitants		rowspan="2" \| English dub	{{cite web \|title=Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Final-Fantasy-XIII/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=2 January 2024}}
Resonance of Fate	Juris		rowspan="2" \|
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep	Isa
Hot Wheels Racing Circuit	Ace Turner			rowspan="3" \|
{{dts\|2010\|11\|04\|format=y}}–present	Sonic the Hedgehog games	Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot, others	Main role	Grouped under English character voices
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2011\|01\|11\|format=y}}	DC Universe Online	Superman, Calculator
Catherine	Thomas Mutton/Dumuzid			rowspan="3" \|
rowspan="4" \| {{dts\|2012\|02\|23\|format=y}}	Binary Domain	Yoji Amada, Mifune
Battleship	Captain Willie Perozzi
Guild Wars 2	Various
Resident Evil 6 \|BSAA \| \| \| rowspan="2" \|
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2013\|02\|04\|format=y}}	Fire Emblem Awakening	Yen'fay		English dub
Gears of War: Judgment	COG News Reporter, COG Announcer, Survivor Six			{{cite web \| url = https://www.microsoft.com/games/mgsgamecatalog/GOWJudgmentCredits.aspx \| title = Gears of War: Judgment Credits \| work = Microsoft Game Studios \| access-date=November 19, 2014 }}
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix	Saïx (No. VII)
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2014\|02\|08\|format=y}}	Earth Defense Force 2025	Midnight Pilot, Ranger 3			{{cite video game \| title=Earth Defense Force 2025 \| date=2014-02-18 \| developer=Sandlot \| publisher=D3 Publisher \| scene=Closing credits, 2:45 in, Voice Cast }}
Digimon All-Star Rumble	Gabumon, MetalGarurumon/Omnimon			rowspan="4" \|
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	Saïx "No. VII"
{{dts\|2015\|11\|11\|format=y}}	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Maurice Chausson
{{dts\|2016\|09\|06\|format=y}}	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Bleublanc		rowspan="2" \| Uncredited
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2017\|05\|26\|format=y}}	Friday the 13th: The Game	Mitch Floyd
Horizon Zero Dawn \|Hishavan \| \| \|
Octopath Traveler	Additional voices			{{cite video game \| developer=((Square Enix Business Division 11))\| developer2= ((Acquire)) \| title=Octopath Traveler \| publisher=Square Enix \| scene=Ending credits, 3:47 in, Additional Voices \| year=2018}}
rowspan="2" \| {{dts\|2019\|01\|29\|format=y}}	Kingdom Hearts III	Saïx	Main role	English dub/ADR Director
Judgment	Kaoru Ichinose		English dub	{{cite web \|title=Judgment (2019 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Judgment/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=15 May 2022}}
rowspan="4" \|2020 \|One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows \|"Snakebite" Snek \| \| \| rowspan="3" \|
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		rowspan="2" \| English dub	{{cite video game \| developer=Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio \| title=Yakuza: Like a Dragon \| publisher=Sega \| scene=Ending credits, 0:44 \| year=2020}}
rowspan="5" \| {{dts\|2021\|04\|23\|format=y}}	Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...	Sebastian, additional voices		{{cite video game \| developer=Toylogic Inc. \| title=Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... \| publisher=Square Enix \| scene=Ending credits, 23:28 \| year=2021}}
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster	Additional voices			{{cite web \|title=Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (2021 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Shin-Megami-Tensei-III-Nocturne-HD-Remaster/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=28 May 2021\|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}
Call of Duty: Vanguard \|Additional voices \| \| \|
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles	Tanjuro Kamado, Hand Demon, Akaza			{{cite web \|title=Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Demon-Slayer-Kimetsu-no-Yaiba-Hinokami-Keppuutan/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=28 November 2021\|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}
Shin Megami Tensei V	Zeus
{{dts\|2022\|06\|24\|format=y}}	Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes	Additional voices			{{cite web \|title=Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Fire-Emblem-Warriors-Three-Hopes/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=19 July 2022}}
rowspan="4" \| {{dts\|2023\|04\|25\|format=y}}	Trinity Trigger	Ionia Simmons, Dolk		rowspan="6" \| English dub
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie \|Soldiers & Citizens of Zemuria \| \|{{cite web \|title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (2023 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/The-Legend-of-Heroes-Trails-into-Reverie/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=28 September 2024}}
Mato Anomalies \|Francois, Young Man, Kalpa Monk \| \|In-game credits
Starfield	Benjamin Bayu
rowspan="3" \| {{dts\|2024\|01\|26\|format=y}}	Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth	Additional voices		{{cite web \|title=Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Like-a-Dragon-Infinite-Wealth/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=15 March 2024\|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}
Persona 3 Reload	Igor
Unicorn Overlord	Conrad, Great Sage of Bastorias, Mercenaries (Type F), additional voices		English dub; credited as Kirk Allen	{{cite web \|title=Unicorn Overlord (2024 Video Game) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Unicorn-Overlord/characters/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=20 April 2024}}

=Other voice work=

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References

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{{cite web

| url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kirk-Thornton/

| title=Kirk Thornton (visual voices guide)

| work=Behind The Voice Actors

| access-date=March 1, 2016

| type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}

{{cite web|url=http://kirkthornton.com/KIRKTHORNTON.COM/VO_Resume.html|title=Original Animation|work=kirkthornton.com|access-date=August 2, 2015|archive-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412043053/http://kirkthornton.com/KIRKTHORNTON.COM/VO_Resume.html|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://kirkthornton.com/KIRKTHORNTON.COM/Directing_Resume.html|title=Directing Resume|work=kirkthornton.com|access-date=August 2, 2015}}

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External links

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