David Kross

Actor

Born July 4, 1990 in Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

David Kross (born 4 July 1990) is a German actor. He began his career at a young age with a small role in the 2002 film Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge and worked sporadically, mainly focusing on his schoolwork. In 2008, he portrayed Michael Berg in the film The Reader. For his part, he was nominated for various awards. He went on to win the Sierra Award at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards for his work in Youth in Film.

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Kross has since worked in both German and English-speaking film roles, including War Horse, Race, and Into the White.

Acting

My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me
Film, 2026
as Matze
Parallel Me
TV series, 2025
as Jonas Dunkel
Fabula
Film, 2025
as The Grape
The World Will Tremble
Film, 2025
as Lange
Everything's Fifty Fifty
Film, 2024
as Robin
Viktor bringt's
TV series, 2024
as Sami
Friedefeld
TV series, 2024
as Paul (voice)
Kafka
TV series, 2024
as Max Brod
Home Sweet Home - Where Evil Lives
Film, 2024
as Viktor
Davos 1917
TV series, 2023
as Carl Mangold
The Peacock
Film, 2023
as David
Asbest
TV series, 2023
as Wiktor
A Stasi Comedy
Film, 2022
as Ludger (jung)
The King's Man
Film, 2021
as Moustached Man
Prey
Film, 2021
as Roman
Confessions of Felix Krull
Film, 2021
as Louis de Venosta
Rising High
Film, 2020
as Viktor Steiner
The Keeper
Film, 2018
as Bert Trautmann
Balloon
Film, 2018
as Günter Wetzel
My Brother Simple
Film, 2017
as Simpel
Halal Daddy
Film, 2017
as Jasper
The Pasta Detectives 3
Film, 2016
as Rainer Kiesling
Race
Film, 2016
as Carl "Luz" Long
The General Case
Film, 2016
as Joachim Hell
Boy 7
Film, 2015
as Sam (Boy 7)
Paare
TV series, 2015
as Patient
The Pasta Detectives
Film, 2014
as Rainer Kiesling
Angélique
Film, 2013
as Louis XIV
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Film, 2013
as The Preacher
The Pursuit of Unhappiness
Film, 2012
as Benno