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'''Kirk Thornton''' (born '''Sean Thornton''' on May 13, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is an American voice actor. He provides the English voice of [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] since 2010, replacing previous actor [[Jason Griffith]]. | '''Kirk Thornton''' (born '''Sean Thornton''' on May 13, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is an American voice actor. He provides the English voice of [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] since 2010, replacing previous actor [[Jason Griffith]]. | ||
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2013) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot | * ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2013) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot | ||
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog | * ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| − | * ''[[Sonic Boom (TV series)|Sonic Boom]]'' (2014) - Orbot, Shadow the Hedgehog | + | * ''[[Sonic Boom (TV series)|Sonic Boom]]'' (2014) - Orbot, Shadow the Hedgehog, [[T.W. Barker]] |
* ''[[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Cliff | * ''[[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Cliff | ||
* ''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog | * ''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog | * ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' (2016) - Shadow the Hedgehog (uncredited) | * ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' (2016) - Shadow the Hedgehog (uncredited) | ||
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* ''[[sega:Resonance of Fate|Resonance of Fate]]'' (2010) - Juris | * ''[[sega:Resonance of Fate|Resonance of Fate]]'' (2010) - Juris | ||
* ''[[sega:Binary Domain|Binary Domain]]'' (2012) - Amada, Mifune | * ''[[sega:Binary Domain|Binary Domain]]'' (2012) - Amada, Mifune | ||
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*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3032 Kirk Thornton] at Anime News Network | *[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3032 Kirk Thornton] at Anime News Network | ||
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[[Category:English game voice actors]] | [[Category:English game voice actors]] | ||
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Kirk Thornton (born Sean Thornton on May 13, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is an American voice actor. He provides the English voice of Shadow the Hedgehog since 2010, replacing previous actor Jason Griffith.
He is known for playing tough or grouchy men in dubbed anime and video games. According to Anime News Network, Thornton boasts the most credits of any male voice actor who does English language dubbing, and in the field in general, is second only to Wendee Lee in total credits. To date he has been in over two hundred voice-over productions for Japanese animation.
Thornton's career is reputedly difficult to track, due to the multiple names under which he has been credited.
Roles
- Sonic Free Riders (2010) - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic Colours (2010) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot
- Sonic Generations (2011) - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) - Shadow the Hedgehog (uncredited)
- Sonic Lost World (2013) - Orbot, Master Zik
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic Boom (2014) - Orbot, Shadow the Hedgehog, T.W. Barker
- Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Cliff
- Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Nintendo 3DS (2014) - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) - Shadow the Hedgehog (uncredited)
- Lego Dimensions (2016) - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic Forces (2017) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot
- Team Sonic Racing (2019) - Shadow the Hedgehog, Orbot
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Shadow the Hedgehog
- Resonance of Fate (2010) - Juris
- Binary Domain (2012) - Amada, Mifune
External links
- Kirk Thornton at IMDB
- Kirk Thornton at Anime News Network