Kirk Thornton (born May 13, 1956), is an American voice actor active since the early 1990s. In addition to dubbed anime, he has provided voice work for Western animation, and had also done on-camera acting prior to his voice career.
He was often credited by several different names in earlier non-union productions, such as Sparky Allen, Sparky Thornton, Sean Thornton, Spanky Roberts, Todd Crump, and Ron Allen.
Though 2003 to 2004, he was cast as 002 in Sony Pictures' dub of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, along with voicing bit parts in the series.
Other Roles[]
Anime[]
- Code Geass - Kaname Ohgi
- Cyborg 009 - 002 (CS)
- Blackjack - Blackjack
- Duel Masters - Black Knight
- Perfect Blue - Yamashiro
- Gungrave - Brandon Heat
- Wolfs’s Rain - Leara's Father
- Cowboy Bebop - Steve
- Planetes - Hachirota
- Akira - Various
- Heat Guy J - Ken Edmundo
- Mobil Suit Gundham F91 - Sam Ehrug
Video Games[]
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Lancar, Vendeen Soldier
- Grandia III - Rotts
- Kingdom Hearts II - Sai'x
Live Action Voiceover[]
Other Animation[]
- The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heros - Adam Warlock
- Happily Never After 2 - Monk
- What the ---- Do We Know? - Greed, Desire, & Ensemble
- Edgar and Ellen - Mayor
- The Night Before Christmas - Michael Mouse
Notes[]
- The previously oft-used aliases of Sean Thornton and Sparky Thornton were inspired by his son Sean, who had the nickname "Sparky".