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[[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|He is known for playing tough or grouchy men 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 ''[[Bobobobo Bobobo|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.
[[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|He is known for playing tough or grouchy men 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|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.
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.
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* [[Black Jack]] - Black Jack (credited as Sean Thornton and Sparky Thornton)
* [[Black Jack]] - Black Jack (credited as Sean Thornton and Sparky Thornton)
* [[Bleach]] - Eikichiro Saido, Hinagiku (Shun Shun Rikka), Ugaki, Narrator, Zennosuke Kurumadani, Gyokaku Kumoi
* [[Bleach]] - Eikichiro Saido, Hinagiku (Shun Shun Rikka), Ugaki, Narrator, Zennosuke Kurumadani, Gyokaku Kumoi
* [[Bobobobo Bobobo|Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]] - Don Patch and Hydrate
* [[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo|Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]] - Don Patch and Hydrate
* [[Chobits]] - Zima/Jima
* [[Chobits]] - Zima/Jima
* [[Code Geass]] - Kaname Ohgi
* [[Code Geass]] - Kaname Ohgi

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He is known for playing tough or grouchy men 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.


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