A
Pigeonholed Voice Actor known for playing sassy bitches in dubbed anime and video games. His career includes Hotohori in
Fushigi Yuugi 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. He is even the English voice of Jet Link in
Cyborg 009, as well as Kisame Hoshigaki in
Naruto and its sequel,
Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles. As of 2010, he is the English voice of
Shadow the Hedgehog.
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 under which he has been credited.
Anime V.A Roles
- The Big O - Instro (Episode 6)
- Black Jack - Black Jack (credited as Sean Thornton and Sparky Thornton)
- Bleach - Eikichiro Saido, Hinagiku (Shun Shun Rikka), Ugaki, Narrator, Zennosuke Kurumadani, Gyokaku Kumoi
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Don Patch and Hydrate
- The Castle of Cagliostro - Count Cagliostro (Manga version); Gustav (MGM version)
- Chobits - Zima/Jima
- Code Geass - Kaname Ohgi
- Cowboy Bebop - Asimov Solenson (Episode 1), Mad Pierrot/Tongpu
- Cyborg 009 - Jet Link/Cyborg 002
- Digimon Adventure / Digimon Adventure 02 - Gabumon/Garurumon/WereGarurumon/MetalGarurumon, Mummymon
- Duel Masters - Knight
- Eureka Seven - Matthieu
- Figure 17 - Hideo Shiina
- Fist of the North Star - Head Banger (1986 movie), God's Army Razor Whip Guy and Toki / Amiba (Manga Entertainment Dub)
- Fushigi Yuugi - Emperor Hotohori
- Gate Keepers - Chotaro "Big Boss" Banba
- Gate Keepers 21 - Nazo/Reiji Kageyama
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series - Swat chief (Episode 17)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig series - Hideo Kuze
- Great Teacher Onizuka series - Ryuji Danma, Yoshito Kikuchi, Noboru Yoshikawa, additional voices
- Gun X Sword - The Claw Man
- Gungrave - Brandon "Beyond the Grave" Heat
- IGPX Immortal Grand Prix - Mark Ramsey
- Kannazuki no Miko - Girochi
- Kikaider - Hattori
- Love Hina - Seta Noriyasu
- Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo - Ishikawa Goemon XIII (Streamline Pictures version)
- Mahoromatic - Kiyomi Kawahara, Ryo Misato, Hokaze Minato, and Professor Mephlis
- Mega Man Star Force - Damian Wolfe
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory - Anavel Gato
- Mon Colle Knights - Earth Dragon
- Monster - The Baby
- Naruto - Tazuna, Kisame Hoshigaki, Shukaku, Akahoshi, Gennou, Chiriku
- Ninja Scroll - Hanza
- Outlaw Star - Crackerjack, Ark Manaf
- Overman King Gainer - Gain Bijou
- Perfect Blue - Yamashiro
- Planetes - Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino
- The Prince of Tennis - Kunimitsu Tezuka
- Rave Master - Berial
- Reign The Conqueror - Demosthenes
- Risky Safety - Moe's Father (credited as Sparky Thornton)
- Rurouni Kenshin - Saito Hajime, Ginji
- Saiyuki Reload / Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - Dr Ni Jianyi
- Samurai Champloo - Jin
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1994) - Kesslor
- s-CRY-ed - Narrator, Hideki, Urizane
- Serial Experiments Lain - Masami Eiri
- Shingetsutan Tsukihime - Michael Roa Valdamjong. Supposedly, He never did this.
- Street Fighter II V - Guile
- Tenchi Muyo GXP - Seiryo Tennan, Barry, Wau Official
- Tenchi Muyo Ryo Ohki OVA 3 - Ikeda, Nakita Kuramitsu
- Transformers Robots In Disguise - Dr. Onishi
- Trigun - Rai Dei the Blade
- Vampire Hunter D - D's left hand
- Vandread - Bart Garsus
- Witch Hunter Robin - Kazuya Misawa; Shirou Masuda
- Wolf's Rain - Leara's Father
Video Game V.A Roles
- .hack - Orca
- .hack//G.U. vol.1//Rebirth - Antares, Negimaru
- .hack//G.U. vol.2//Reminisce - Antares, Negimaru
- .hack//G.U. vol.3//Redemption - Antares, Negimaru
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War - AWACS Thunderhead (uncredited)
- Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War - Erich Hillenbrand/Schnee One (uncredited)
- Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation - Sgt. Louis McKnight (uncredited)
- Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia - Leard Barsett (uncredited)
- Armored Core: For Answer - Additional Voices (uncredited)
- Atelier Iris Eternal Mana - Additional Voices (uncredited)
- Atelier Iris 3 Grand Phantasm - Ash F. Abenstein (uncredited)
- Baten Kaitos Origins - Shanath
- BlazBlue - Jubei, Misc. Voices (such as the Isle of Ranking in Jin's Joke Ending in Continuum Shift)
- The Bouncer - Commander (as Sparky Thornton)
- Brave Fencer Musashi - Ed (as Sparky Thornton)
- Castlevania Symphony Of The Night - Sword Familiar (uncredited, Dracula X Chronicles redub)
- Castlevania Judgment - Grant DaNasty (uncredited)
- Catherine - Boss aka Thomas Mutton
- Death by Degrees - Soldiers (uncredited)
- Dead or Alive 5 - Gen Fu
- Devil Survivor: Yasuyuki Honda
- Dirge Of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- - Incidental Characters
- Drakengard - Fighter Jet Pilot (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 4 - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 5 - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors 6 - Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 - Anavel Gato
- Fire Emblem Awakening - Yen'fay
- Galerians Ash - Major Romero (as Ron Allen)
- The Granstream Saga - Slayzer (as Sparky Thornton) (was miscredited as the voice of Korky)
- Grandia III - Rotts (uncredited)
- Kessen II - Cao Cao (uncredited)
- Kessen III - Nagahide Niwa, Katsuyori Takeda (uncredited)
- Kingdom Hearts II - Saïx
- Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2 - Saïx
- Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep - Isa
- Magna Carta 2 - Nyx
- Neo Contra - Plant Contra (uncredited)
- Persona 4 - Kinshiro Morooka (aka King Moron)
- Phantom Brave - Ringmaster Hamm (uncredited)
- Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 - Kevin Ryman (uncredited)
- Rogue Galaxy - Cancer King, Starr, Logan
- Romancing SaGa: Darque (uncredited)
- Samurai Warriors - Katsuyori Takeda, Kennyo Honganji, Morichika Chosokabe Type Generic Officer (uncredited)
- Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends - Tadakatsu Honda (uncredited)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 - Roland (uncredited)
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Harry Mason
- Sonic Free Riders - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Soulcalibur V - Male Custom Voice "Veteran Knight"
- Star Ocean Till The End Of Time - Lancar, Vendeen Soldier (uncredited)
- Suikoden IV - Gary (uncredited)
- Suikoden V - Rahal (uncredited)
- Tales of the Abyss - Jade Curtiss (uncredited)
- Time Crisis 4 - Terrorist Leader (Complete Mission mode only) (uncredited)
- Trauma Center: New Blood - Robert Cromwell (uncredited)
- Urban Reign - Various Gang Members (uncredited)
- Warriors Orochi - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Warriors Orochi 2 - Meng Huo, Xiahou Dun (uncredited)
- Wild ARMs 5 - Fereydoon, Joseph Russellberg, Sol Niger (uncredited)
- Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht - Capt. Matthews (uncredited)
- Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse - Capt. Matthews
- Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra - Hermann / Capt. Matthews
Non-Anime or Video Game V.A. Roles
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