David Kross was born on July 4, 1990 in Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany next to Hamburg. He attended Eckhorst High School in Bargteheide till 2007. In this period, he first appears in the German movie
Verzauberte Emma oder Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge... ! (2002). He also receives his first leading role in the movie
Tough Enough (2006) directed by
Detlev Buck.
In 2007
Stephen Daldry cast Kross in the adaption of his best selling novel "
The Reader (2008)" provided that Kross had to learn English until the start of shooting. Later, Kross was honored with the Chopard trophy at the 62nd Cannes Festival playing on of the leading roles, opposite
Kate Winslet and
Ralph Fiennes.
He subsequently stars in
War Horse (2011) and
Into the White (2012).