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