Tenzin Gyatso

Acting

Tenzin Gyatso

Born July 6, 1935Taktser, Amdo, Tibet105 credits

Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness, is the 14th Dalai Lama, the former head of state and spiritual leader of the people of Tibet. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

Known For

Dalai Lama - The Fateful Years of a Chosen One
7.0

Dalai Lama - The Fateful Years of a Chosen One

TV

2025

The Dalai Lama's Gift

The Dalai Lama's Gift

Movie

2025

Battle for Tibet

Battle for Tibet

Movie

2025

Wisdom of Happiness
7.4

Wisdom of Happiness

Movie

2024

The Secret of Death

The Secret of Death

Movie

2024

King Charles III: The New Monarchy
6.0

King Charles III: The New Monarchy

Movie

2023

Filmography

Dalai Lama - The Fateful Years of a Chosen One
2025Dalai Lama - The Fateful Years of a Chosen Oneas SelfTV
The Dalai Lama's Gift
2025The Dalai Lama's GiftMovie
Battle for Tibet
2025Battle for Tibetas SelfMovie
Wisdom of Happiness
2024Wisdom of Happinessas SelfMovie
The Secret of Death
2024The Secret of Deathas SelfMovie
King Charles III: The New Monarchy
2023King Charles III: The New Monarchyas Self (archive footage)Movie
A Case for Kindness
2022A Case for Kindnessas SelfMovie
Amala
2022Amalaas SelfMovie
Tukdam – Between Worlds
2022Tukdam – Between Worldsas SelfMovie
Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
2022Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Timesas SelfMovie
Never Forget Tibet
2022Never Forget Tibetas SelfMovie
The Art of Dissent
2021The Art of Dissentas Self - Subject (archive footage)Movie
Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being
2020Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Beingas SelfMovie
Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm
2020Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohmas Self - 14th Dalai LamaMovie
Beastie Boys Story
2020Beastie Boys Storyas Self (archive footage)Movie
But Beautiful
2019But BeautifulMovie
An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile
2019An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exileas SelfMovie
The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words
2019The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Wordsas SelfMovie
AUTARK - Leben mit der Energiewende 4
2018AUTARK - Leben mit der Energiewende 4as SelfMovie
The Mayo Clinic
2018The Mayo Clinicas SelfMovie
Mega Icons
2018Mega Iconsas SelfTV
Why Are We Creative?
2018Why Are We Creative?as SelfMovie
The Enlightenment
2017The Enlightenmentas SelfMovie
The Last Dalai Lama?
2017The Last Dalai Lama?as SelfMovie
Quotidien
2016Quotidienas Self - GuestTV
Earth Sutra
2016Earth Sutraas SelfMovie
The Dance of Infinity
2015The Dance of Infinityas SelfMovie
Tibetan Warrior
2015Tibetan Warrioras SelfMovie
The Dialogue
2014The Dialogueas SelfMovie
Monk with a Camera
2014Monk with a Cameraas SelfMovie
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
2013Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Meas SelfMovie
14th Dalai Lama
201314th Dalai Lamaas SelfMovie
Owned & Operated
2012Owned & Operatedas Dalai LamaMovie
Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism
2012Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhismas SelfMovie
Bön: Mustang to Menri
2012Bön: Mustang to Menrias 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin GyatsoMovie
Flipside: A Journey into the Afterlife
2012Flipside: A Journey into the Afterlifeas SelfMovie
One Day on Earth
2012One Day on Earthas SelfMovie
4:44 Last Day on Earth
20124:44 Last Day on Earthas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Happy
2012Happyas SelfMovie
Project Happiness
2011Project Happinessas SelfMovie
Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...
2011Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...as SelfMovie
Nicky's Family
2011Nicky's Familyas SelfMovie
Compassion in Emptiness
2011Compassion in Emptinessas SelfMovie
Francisco Cisco Pancho
2011Francisco Cisco Panchoas SelfMovie
Discover the Gift
2010Discover the Giftas Self - Spiritual Leader of TibetMovie
The Invocation
2010The Invocationas SelfMovie
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2010When the Dragon Swallowed the Sunas SelfMovie
The Buddha
2010The Buddhaas SelfMovie
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2010Talk im Hangar-7as SelfTV
The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
2010The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedomas SelfMovie
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
2010Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpocheas SelfMovie
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2009Happiness Isas SelfMovie
Eine Reise in die Welt des Dalai Lama
2009Eine Reise in die Welt des Dalai LamaMovie
MasterChef Australia
2009MasterChef AustraliaTV
Mustang: Journey of Transformation
2009Mustang: Journey of TransformationMovie
Sunrise/Sunset. Dalai Lama XIV
2008Sunrise/Sunset. Dalai Lama XIVas SelfMovie
Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hut
2008Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hutas SelfMovie
Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
2008Women of Tibet: A Quiet RevolutionMovie
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2008The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperityas SelfMovie
The Lost World of Tibet
2008The Lost World of TibetMovie
One Water
2008One Wateras SelfMovie
Jesus in India
2008Jesus in Indiaas Self - His Holiness the 4th Dalai LamaMovie
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2007In God's NameMovie
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2006A Path to Happiness: His Holiness the Dalai Lamaas SelfMovie
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
200610 Questions for the Dalai Lamaas SelfMovie
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2006Mystical Brainas SelfMovie
Monte Grande: What is Life?
2005Monte Grande: What is Life?as SelfMovie
Dalai Lama: Discourse on the Heart Sutra
2004Dalai Lama: Discourse on the Heart Sutraas SelfMovie
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2004Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh MelaMovie
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2004What Remains of Usas SelfMovie
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2004Tibetan Refugeeas SelfMovie
Impermanence
2004Impermanenceas SelfMovie
Women of K2
2003Women of K2as Self (archive footage)Movie
Wheel of Time
2003Wheel of Timeas SelfMovie
The Ring of the Buddha
2003The Ring of the Buddhaas SelfMovie
Naqoyqatsi
2002Naqoyqatsias Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Tibet 2002
2002Tibet 2002as SelfMovie
Tibet's Stolen Child
2001Tibet's Stolen Childas SelfMovie
maybrit illner
1999maybrit illneras SelfTV
Beckmann
1999Beckmannas SelfTV
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
1998In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorseseas SelfMovie
Free Tibet
1998Free Tibetas Self - The Dalai LamaMovie
The Jew in the Lotus
1998The Jew in the Lotusas SelfMovie
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity
1998Karmapa - Two Ways of DivinityMovie
The Four Noble Truths
1997The Four Noble Truthsas SelfMovie
The Knowledge of Healing
1997The Knowledge of Healingas SelfMovie
HARDtalk
1997HARDtalkTV
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1997Kreuz & Queras SelfTV
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1995Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpocheas SelfMovie
The Himalayas
1994The Himalayasas SelfTV
Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama
1993Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lamaas SelfMovie
Gaia Symphony
1992Gaia Symphonyas SelfTV
Ian Stevenson Reincarnation Research Documentary
1992Ian Stevenson Reincarnation Research DocumentaryMovie
Galahad of Everest
1991Galahad of Everestas SelfMovie
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1991El miradoras SelfTV
Walking After Midnight
1988Walking After Midnightas SelfMovie
Dispatches
1987DispatchesTV
Merton: A Film Biography
1984Merton: A Film Biographyas Self - The Dalai LamaMovie
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1982Wortwechselas SelfTV
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1976Club 2as SelfTV
30 millions d'amis
197630 millions d'amisas SelfTV
Apostrophes
1975Apostrophesas SelfTV
The Message of the Tibetans
1966The Message of the Tibetansas SelfMovie
The Road Leads to Tibet
1956The Road Leads to Tibetas SelfMovie
Tukdam: The Point Of Death
—Tukdam: The Point Of DeathMovie