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    1985-10-2741 years, 0 months, and 11 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Ganmu, Sichuan, China

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 11

    Title
    I Come From Beijing: Tibetan Mani Stone Pile in Autumn
    0
    2021-10-12
    0.8329
    No Man's Land Hunt
    0
    2023-05-14
    0.3108
    Snow Leopard
    Zaden
    7.1
    2023-09-06
    0.7922
    Jinpa
    Jinpa (Hitchhiker)
    6.9
    2019-02-09
    0.6237
    Soul on a String
    5.2
    2016-06-15
    0.5753
    Wind
    7
    2020-10-30
    0.282
    Butter Lamp
    Photographer
    7
    2013-05-19
    1.2223
    The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Cadaverous Claws
    Ouyang Feng
    6
    2021-06-10
    1.0146
    Wild Horse from Shangri-La
    5
    2009-01-01
    0.351
    Tenzing
    Tenzing Norgay
    8.253
    2026-10-09
    29.7147
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