Genden Phuntsok
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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
Credits
Tenzing (2026)
as Tenzing Norgay
Snow Leopard (2023)
as Zaden
I Come From Beijing: Tibetan Mani Stone Pile in Autumn (2021)
Actor
No Man's Land Hunt (2023)
Actor
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Cadaverous Claws (2021)
as Ouyang Feng
Butter Lamp (2013)
as Photographer
Wind (2020)
Actor
Soul on a String (2016)
Actor
Jinpa (2019)
as Jinpa (Hitchhiker)
Wild Horse from Shangri-La (2009)
Actor