1. David Kross 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 school work.
15 Facts About David Kross
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David Kross was born in Henstedt-Ulzburg, 20 miles north of Hamburg.
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David Kross grew up in Bargteheide, where he attended Eckhorst High School until 2007.
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David Kross played basketball at the professional club TSV Bargteheide between 2004 and 2006.
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David Kross's career started with a small appearance in the 2002 film Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge.
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In 2005, David Kross came to the attention of Detlev Buck through his daughter, Bernadette, and he auditioned for Tough Enough ; Buck hired David Kross to play the lead, a 15-year-old boy who moves with his mother from a rich neighborhood of Berlin to the Neukolln area, known at the time for its high number of Turkish immigrants and high crime level.
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In 2006, David Kross worked again with Buck in the film Hands off Mississippi, playing an apprentice baker.
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In Stephen Daldry's adaption of the best-selling novel by Bernhard Schlink about the relationship between a teenage boy and an older woman, David Kross plays the lead role of Michael Berg, opposite Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, and Bruno Ganz.
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David Kross had to learn to speak English to appear in the film.
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In May 2009, David Kross was honored for his performance in The Reader at the 62nd Cannes Festival, winning the Chopard trophy.
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David Kross was nominated for a European Film Award as best actor.
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In June 2010, it was announced that David Kross had been cast in Steven Spielberg's film War Horse.
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In 2009, David Kross started a three-year course at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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David Kross's plan was to improve his acting and English skills but he dropped out at the end of the same year to concentrate on films.
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David Kross has expressed no desire to move to Hollywood, preferring to stay in Germany and continue making both German and English language films.