Kirk Thornton



Born in Portland, Oregon in 1956, Kirk Thornton (his real first name is Sean), is an American voice actor known for playing the grouchy and tough guy characters in English-dubbed anime and video games. He voiced Gabumon (as well as his champion, ultimate and mega forms) in Digimon Adventure and Digimon 02. His other roles include Bleach, Blue Dragon, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobobo and Cowboy Bebop. As with video games, he is the current voice of Shadow the Hedgehog (the dark renegade counterpart to Sonic) since 2010. His career is difficult to track due to the fact that he also goes under different names.