David Kross facts for kids
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David Kross
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Kross in 2018
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| Born | 4 July 1990 Henstedt-Ulzburg, West Germany
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| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
David Kross (born on July 4, 1990) is a talented actor from Germany. He started acting when he was young, with a small part in the 2002 movie Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge. He didn't act all the time at first, focusing mostly on school. In 2008, he got a big role as Michael Berg in the movie The Reader. For this role, he won an award called the Sierra Award for Youth in Film. David Kross has acted in many films since then, both in German and English. Some of his well-known English movies include War Horse, Race, and Into the White.
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Early Life and Growing Up
David Kross was born in a town called Henstedt-Ulzburg in Germany. This town is about 20 miles north of Hamburg. He grew up in Bargteheide. He went to Eckhorst High School there until 2007.
David has two brothers and one sister. When he was younger, he enjoyed playing basketball. He even played for a professional club called TSV Bargteheide from 2004 to 2006.
David Kross's Acting Career
David's acting journey began with a small role in the 2002 movie Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge (which means Help, I'm a Boy!). In December 2003, he joined a children's theater group in Bargteheide called Blaues Wölkchen. His first big play was Hilfe, die Herdmanns kommen.
First Big Roles
In 2005, a film director named Detlev Buck noticed David. David auditioned for a movie called Tough Enough (Knallhart). He got the main role, playing a 15-year-old boy who moves to a tough neighborhood in Berlin. David received praise for his acting at the Berlinale film festival in 2006. He also won the Best Actor award at the 11th Filmfestival Türkei/Deutschland in Nuremberg.
David worked with director Detlev Buck again in 2006 on the movie Hands off Mississippi. In this film, he played an apprentice baker. Later that year, he started filming Krabat (The Satanic Mill). This movie is based on a popular children's book by Otfried Preußler. David played the main character, Krabat, who learns magic. The film was released in 2008.
International Success with The Reader
In September 2007, David began filming The Reader. This movie was shot in different German cities like Berlin and Cologne. It's based on a famous book by Bernhard Schlink. David played the main role of Michael Berg, a teenage boy. He acted alongside famous stars like Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes.
For this movie, David had to learn to speak English. The Reader premiered in New York in December 2008. In May 2009, David won the Chopard trophy at the 62nd Cannes Festival for his performance in The Reader. He was also nominated for a European Film Award for best actor.
More English-Speaking Roles
After The Reader, David worked with director Detlev Buck again on Same Same But Different (2009). This movie was based on a true story.
In June 2010, it was announced that David would be in Steven Spielberg's film War Horse. Filming began in August 2010 in the UK. The movie was released in December 2011. David continued to take on roles in English-speaking films, showing his growing international career.
David Kross's Personal Life
In 2009, David started a three-year course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He wanted to improve his acting and English skills even more. However, he decided to leave the program later that year to focus on making movies.
David now lives in Berlin-Mitte, a part of Berlin. He has said that he prefers to stay in Germany. He wants to keep making both German and English language films, rather than moving to Hollywood.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge | Paddy | Help, I'm a Boy! |
| 2003 | Adam & Eva | Adams Sohn | Austrian film |
| 2006 | Knallhart | Michael Polischka | Tough Enough |
| 2007 | Hände weg von Mississippi | Bäckerlehrling Bröckel | Hands off Mississippi |
| 2008 | Krabat | Krabat | Adapted from a German language novel Krabat (The Satanic Mill in English) by Otfried Preußler |
| The Reader | Young Michael Berg | Las Vegas Film Critics Award for Youth in Film Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor |
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| 2009 | Same Same But Different | Ben | Received Variety Piazza Grande Award at the International Film Festival organised in Locarno. |
| 2011 | Promising the Moon | Young Osvalds Kalnins | |
| Rio | Blu | German Voice | |
| War Horse | Private Gunther Schröder | ||
| 2012 | Into the White | Josef Auchtor | |
| Measuring the World | Eugen Gauß | ||
| 2013 | Michael Kohlhaas | The Preacher | |
| 2015 | Boy 7 | Sam | |
| 2016 | Race | Carl "Luz" Long | |
| The General Case | Joachim Hell | TV film | |
| 2017 | Halal Daddy | Jasper | |
| 2018 | Balloon | Günter Wetzel | |
| 2019 | The Keeper | Bert Trautmann | |
| 2020 | Rising High | Viktor | |
| 2021 | Prey | Roman | |
| 2021 | Confessions of Felix Krull | Marquis de Venosta | |
| 2021 | The King's Man | Adolf Hitler | Credited as Moustached Man |
| 2024 | Kafka | Miniseries | |
| 2025 | Fabula | The Grape | Opening film of the IFFR. |
Awards and Recognition
David Kross has won several awards for his acting:
- He won his first award as "Actor in a Leading Role" for his performance in Tough Enough at the 11th Germany/Turkey Film Festival in Nuremberg.
- In 2009, he won a Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award in the "Youth in Film" category.
- He received the Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009. This award celebrates talented up-and-coming actors in Europe.
- In 2010, he won the Audi Generation Award.
- In 2012, he won the Chopard Trophy for "Male Revelation" at the Cannes Film Festival. This award recognizes new and exciting talent in cinema.
See also
In Spanish: David Kross para niños
