Kirk Thornton

Kirk Thornton (born May 13, 1956) is an American voice actor and ADR director. Originally Sean Thornton of Portland, Oregon, he went into voice acting in 1984 through his acquaintance with Tom Wyner. He boasts the most credited roles among English-speaking voice actors and is second only to Wendee Lee. Some of his known aliases are Ron Allen, Sparky Allen, Sparky Thornton, and Robert Lloyd.

Thornton mostly voices strong and moody characters, though he has been known to play against type. His roles include Saitō Hajime from Rurouni Kenshin, Hotohori from Fushigi Yūgi, and Saïx from the Kingdom Hearts series.

Works with Koei

 * Cao Cao - Kessen II
 * Nagahide Niwa, Katsuyori Takeda - Kessen III
 * Xiahou Dun, Taishi Ci - Dynasty Tactics 2
 * Xiahou Dun, Meng Huo - Dynasty Warriors 4~8 (including their spin offs Xtreme Legends and Empires) and Warriors Orochi series
 * Kennyo Honganji, Katsuyori Takeda, Morichika Chōsokabe, and miscellaneous generals - Samurai Warriors (including Xtreme Legends)
 * Tadakatsu Honda - Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends
 * Anavel Gato - Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3