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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1985-10-27

Place of Birth

Ganmu, Sichuan, China

Genden Phuntsok

Biography

Genden Phuntsok (born October 27, 1985, in Ganzi, Sichuan, China) is a Chinese actor of Tibetan descent. He is known for his work in Tibetan-language cinema, particularly his collaborations with director Pema Tseden. He portrayed the hitchhiker Jinpa in Jinpa (2018), which won Best Screenplay in the Horizons section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. He later appeared as Zaden in Tseden’s Snow Leopard (2023), which received the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival. Phuntsok gained wider international recognition for portraying legendary mountaineer Tenzing Norgay in Jennifer Peedom’s biographical drama Tenzing (2026), starring alongside Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe. The film marked his English-language debut.

Known for

Tenzing

Tenzing

A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The City of Sunlight

The City of Sunlight

Six young individuals, led by Suo Lang, seek to find themselves and pursue their dreams in the vibrant land of Tibet. Among them are both locals and dream chasers from afar. In the rapidly evolving and thriving new city of Lhasa, they face challenges and hopes, gradually painting a vivid picture of the struggles and passionate ideals of contemporary Tibetan youth.

Butter Lamp

Butter Lamp

A young itinerant photographer and his assistant suggest to Tibetan nomads to photograph them in front of various background.

I Come From Beijing: Tibetan Mani Stone Pile in Autumn

I Come From Beijing: Tibetan Mani Stone Pile in Autumn

Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard

A snow leopard breaks into the sheep pen of a nomad and kills nine rams. Father and son then argue: the son insists on killing the snow leopard, but the father insists on releasing it.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Cadaverous Claws

The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Cadaverous Claws

Jinpa

Jinpa

Stoic truck driver Jinpa picks up a silver dagger wearing hitchhiker in the desolate Kekexili plateau. The stranger suddenly reveals he’s going to kill the man who murdered his father.

No Man's Land Hunt

No Man's Land Hunt

Soul on a String

Soul on a String

After discovering a sacred stone in the mouth of a deer he just killed, Taibei, a young lonesome Tibetan cowboy, embarks on a long and difficult mission: to bring it back to the holy mountain of Buddha’s handprint. His journey turns sour as an obstinate woman, Joan, and a psychic yet dumb elf, Pu, soon decide to join him. Not to mention the two violent brothers on his tale, who are on a revenge quest.

Wind

Wind

Tibetan teen Gera and her mom Sandan have always been discriminated by the villagers because she was born out of wedlock. Uncle Enbo is the only man who is kind to them. Growing up in a hostile environment, Gara becomes an independant woman, and starts to change how the villagers perceive her.

Wild Horse from Shangri-La

Wild Horse from Shangri-La

Le jeune Geza est le coureur le plus rapide de sa génération. Les médecins découvrent que sa jeune soeur, malade, doit être opérée du coeur. Or, l'opération coûte cher et la famille de Geza est pauvre. L'adolescent n'a plus qu'un espoir : participer à une grande course organisée à travers le Tibet, et dont le gagnant se verra remettre une très grosse somme d'argent. Devenu le héros de tout un pays, Geza va vivre une incroyable aventure, pleine de joie et de suspense, d'émotions et de rencontres.