Kirk Thornton

Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director, and scriptwriter known for his work in English-language versions of Japanese animated series. He has portrayed numerous characters, including Brandon Heat in Gungrave, Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi, Klein in Sword Art Online, Jin in Samurai Champloo, and Hajime Saito in Rurouni Kenshin. Thornton has also co-directed the popular anime series Bleach and serves as the narrator. In video games, he has lent his voice to characters such as Saïx in the Kingdom Hearts series, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Orbot in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Thornton has also made an appearance as a contestant on the game show Classic Concentration. He is married to Julie Nesbitt and they have two children.