Andrew Schulz is playing Dan Hibiki in the 2026 Street Fighter movie — and he’s not pretending to be serious about it. In fact, he’s leaning into the absurdity. The American comedian, known for his sharp-tongued stand-up and no-holds-barred podcasting, says stepping into the role of Capcom’s most gloriously delusional fighter felt like choosing an MLS team in FIFA: a move that only makes sense if you’re mocking yourself. 'It’s like picking a team that’s clearly worse just to prove you don’t care,' he told The Hindu during a candid interview. 'Dan thinks he’s Ryu. He doesn’t know he’s not.' That’s the joke. And Schulz, who admits he didn’t even know who Dan Hibiki was before being cast, is here to deliver it with zero irony, because the character himself has none. He believes in his own greatness. Schulz does too. 'He thinks he can do a little bit of it all,' he said. 'That’s the charm.'