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David Kross

David Kross

Actor · Born July 4, 1990 (36) · 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. Kross has since worked in both German and English-speaking film roles, including War Horse, Race, and Into the White.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 4, 1990 (36)
From
Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are David Kross' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
18%
Morality
15%
Power
14%
Survival
13%
Society
6%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 16
Ally
6 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
5
Hopeful
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Kross' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Kross' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me(2026)

    as Matze

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Parallel Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jonas Dunkel

  • Fabula(2025)

    as The Grape

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The World Will Tremble(2025)

    as Lange

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Everything's Fifty Fifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Robin

  • Viktor bringt's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Sami

  • Friedefeld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Paul (voice)

  • Kafka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Max Brod

  • Home Sweet Home - Where Evil Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Viktor

  • Davos 1917(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Carl Mangold

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Peacock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as David

  • Asbest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 11 episodes · as Wiktor

  • A Stasi Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ludger (jung)

  • The King's Man(2021)

    as Moustached Man

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Prey(2021)

    as Roman

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Confessions of Felix Krull(2021)

    as Louis de Venosta

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rising High(2020)

    as Viktor Steiner

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Keeper(2018)

    as Bert Trautmann

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Balloon(2018)

    as Günter Wetzel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • My Brother Simple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Simpel

  • Halal Daddy(2017)

    as Jasper

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein(2016)

    as Rainer Kiesling

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Race(2016)

    as Carl "Luz" Long

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The General Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Joachim Hell

  • Boy 7(2015)

    as Sam (Boy 7)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Paare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Patient

  • The Pasta Detectives(2014)

    as Rainer Kiesling

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Angélique(2013)

    as Louis XIV

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas(2013)

    as The Preacher

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Pursuit of Unhappiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Benno

  • Measuring the World(2012)

    as Eugen Gauß

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Into the White(2012)

    as Josef Auchtor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • War Horse(2011)

    as Gunther

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Das Blaue vom Himmel(2011)

    as Young Osvalds Kalnins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Same Same But Different(2009)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Reader(2008)

    as Young Michael Berg

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Krabat(2008)

    as Krabat

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hands off Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bäckerlehrling Bröckel

  • Tough Enough(2006)

    as Michael Polischka

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Help! I'm a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Paddy

  • Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gould Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Georg Weisman

  • North Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Wind of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Andrej

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 41 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Reader (2008)

$109M worldwide

Highest rated

The Reader (2008)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19972026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· Tough Enough
  • 2006First top-billed film· Tough Enough
  • 2018Career best· The Keeper

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 39% of 23 roles
06111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do David Kross' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Halal Daddy (2017)

86th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Reader (2008)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Kross' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles16–66 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles11–74 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles18–67 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Kross work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Kross' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Detlev Buck shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers