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.
Kross has since worked in both German and English-speaking film roles, including War Horse, Race, and Into the White.
Parallel Me
Jonas Dunkel · (8 episodes)
2025
Fabula
The Grape
2025
The World Will Tremble
Lange
2025
Everything's Fifty Fifty
Robin
2024
Viktor bringt's
Sami · (1 episode)
2024
Friedefeld
Paul (voice) · (10 episodes)
2024
Kafka
Max Brod · (6 episodes)
2024
Home Sweet Home - Where Evil Lives
Viktor
2024
Davos 1917
Carl Mangold · (6 episodes)
2023
The Peacock
David
2023
Asbest
Wiktor · (5 episodes)
2023
A Stasi Comedy
Ludger (jung)
2022
The King's Man
Moustached Man
2021
Prey
Roman
2021
Confessions of Felix Krull
Louis de Venosta
2021
Rising High
Viktor Steiner
2020
The Keeper
Bert Trautmann
2018
Balloon
Günter Wetzel
2018
WM Kwartira
Self · (1 episode)
2018
My Brother Simple
Simpel
2017
Abendshow
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Halal Daddy
Jasper
2017
The Pasta Detectives 3
Rainer Kiesling
2016
The General Case
Joachim Hell
2016
Race
Carl "Luz" Long
2016
Boy 7
Sam (Boy 7)
2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?
(1 episode)
2015
The Pasta Detectives 2
Rainer Kiesling (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Paare
(1 episode)
2015
Paare
Patient · (1 episode)
2015
The Pasta Detectives
Rainer Kiesling
2014
Angelique
Louis XIV
2013
Inka
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
The Preacher
2013
The Pursuit of Unhappiness
Benno
2012
Measuring the World
Eugen Gauß
2012
Im Leben von …
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Into the White
Josef Auchtor
2012
War Horse
Gunther
2011
Promising the Moon
Young Osvalds Kalnins
2011
Same Same But Different
Ben
2009
The Reader
Young Michael Berg
2008
Krabat
Krabat
2008
Hands off Mississippi
Bäckerlehrling Bröckel
2007
Tough Enough
Michael Polischka
2006
Help! I'm a Boy
Paddy
2002
North Pole
Wind of Change
Andrej
Through the Night with...
Self · (1 episode)
2002
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Tietjen und Bommes
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
(1 episode)
1997
Morgenmagazin
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Riverboat
Self · (1 episode)
1992
DAS!
Self · (3 episodes)
1991
Romy Award
Self · (1 episode)
1990
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Bayerischer Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Kölner Treff
Self · (1 episode)
1976
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (2 episodes)
1948