Genden Phuntsok
Acting
1985-10-27 · Ganmu, Sichuan, China
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.
Filmography
Tenzing
2026 · Movie
The City of Sunlight
2024 · Series
Snow Leopard
2023 · Movie
No Man's Land Hunt
2023 · Movie
I Come From Beijing: Tibetan Mani Stone Pile in Autumn
2021 · Movie
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Cadaverous Claws
2021 · Movie
Wind
2020 · Movie
Jinpa
2019 · Movie
Soul on a String
2016 · Movie
Butter Lamp
2013 · Movie
Wild Horse from Shangri-La
2009 · Movie