David M. Schulze is a German actor and voice artist, born on August 12, 1985, in Stuttgart, Germany. He spent part of his youth in Paderborn and San Francisco before settling in Cologne, which he adopted as his chosen home. Schulze pursued formal training at the Schauspielschule der Keller in Cologne, graduating in February 2013 as a state-recognized actor. His professional career spans over a decade, during which he has been active in voice-over work for film and television, audiobooks, commercials, and as a stage and screen actor.

As a voice actor, Schulze is primarily known for his work dubbing anime into German. In this field, he has taken on a variety of significant roles. He is the German voice of Rikido Sato in the long-running and popular series My Hero Academia, a role he has voiced since 2016. His other notable anime roles include Bernhard 'Bär' Grabowski in Yo-Kai Watch, Uzu Sanageyama in Kill la Kill, Kasper Hekmatyar in Jormungand, Hiroto Maehara in Assassination Classroom, and Daigo Aoki in Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma. He also provided the voice for Gueira in the animated film Promare. His work often involves dubbing specific Japanese voice actors, with frequent credits for voicing characters originally performed by Toru Nara, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Yuuichi Nakamura, and Noriaki Sugiyama, among others.

Beyond anime, Schulze's voice can be heard in various other media. He voiced the character Lambert in the acclaimed video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Octavius "Octane" Silva in the popular online game Apex Legends. His dubbing work also extends to live-action series and films, where he has provided the German voice for actors in productions such as Fast & Furious Spy Racers, Ripper Street, and Call the Midwife. In addition to his voice-over career, Schulze remains active as an on-screen actor, with appearances in German television series like Alles was zählt, Bettys Diagnose, and SOKO Köln.

Schulze is also a musician, describing his style as German singer-songwriter pop. He released a self-titled EP in 2016, which was produced by Felix Wiegand, the bassist for Dick Brave and the Backbeats. His musical work has seen success, with his song Bitte Bitte winning a newcomer competition and receiving airplay on German radio stations. Alongside his media work, he has maintained a connection to the stage, with theater credits including the role of Ferdinand in a production of Schiller's Kabale und Liebe at the Schlosstheater Neuwied.