Kirk Thornton

Kirk Thornton
Other names	Ron Allen Sparky Thornton
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation	Voice actor, ADR director and script writer
Years active	1979–present
Agent	CESD
Home town	Beaverton, Oregon
Spouse(s)	Julie Nesbitt
Children	2
Website	kirkthornton.com

Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director, and script writer working mainly with English-language versions of Japanese anime shows. His major roles include Brandon Heat in Gungrave, Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi, Jin in Samurai Champloo, Hajime Saito in Rurouni Kenshin, Jet Link in Cyborg 009, Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and numerous Digimon. Additionally, Kirk co-directed for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee, and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Number VII Organization XIII member Saïx in the Kingdom Hearts series and Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.