
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.

The King's Man
2021 · as Moustached Man

War Horse
2011 · as Gunther

The Reader
2008 · as Young Michael Berg

Race
2016 · as Carl "Luz" Long

Confessions of Felix Krull
2021 · as Louis de Venosta

Balloon
2018 · as Günter Wetzel

The Keeper
2018 · as Bert Trautmann

The World Will Tremble
2025 · as Lange

Halal Daddy
2017 · as Jasper

Gould Lover
as Georg Weisman

Angélique
2013 · as Louis XIV

Rising High
2020 · as Viktor Steiner

Into the White
2012 · as Josef Auchtor

Prey
2021 · as Roman

Krabat
2008 · as Krabat

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013 · as The Preacher

Measuring the World
2012 · as Eugen Gauß

Fabula
2025 · as The Grape