Tenzin Gyatso

Actor · Born July 6, 1935 · Taktser, Amdo, Tibet

Biography

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.

Acted in 14

2020s

2023
Tukdam: The Point Of Death
Movie

2010s

2019
But Beautiful
Movie
2012
Owned & Operated
Dalai Lama
Bön: Mustang to Menri
14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso

2000s

2009
Eine Reise in die Welt des Dalai Lama
Movie
MasterChef Australia
TV · 18 Seasons · Reality TV
79
Mustang: Journey of Transformation
Movie
2008
Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
Movie
The Lost World of Tibet
Movie

1990s

1998
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity
Movie · Documentary
1997
HARDtalk
TV · 29 Seasons · Talk
1992
Ian Stevenson Reincarnation Research Documentary
Movie

1980s

1987
Dispatches
TV · 40 Seasons · Documentary
66

1970s

1977
Everyman
TV · 33 Seasons · Documentary

Appearances85

2020s

2026
Dalai Lama - Ocean of Wisdom
Himself
2025
Dalai Lama - The Fateful Years of a Chosen One
Self · 3 episodes
The Dalai Lama's Gift
Self
Battle for Tibet
Self
2024
Wisdom of Happiness
Self
The Secret of Death
Self
2023
King Charles III: The New Monarchy
Self (archive footage)
2022
A Case for Kindness
Self
Amala
Self
Tukdam – Between Worlds
Self
Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
Self
Never Forget Tibet
Self
2021
The Art of Dissent
Self - Subject (archive footage)
2020
Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being
Self
Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm
Self - 14th Dalai Lama
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
80

2010s

2019
An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile
Self
The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words
Self
2018
AUTARK - Leben mit der Energiewende 4
Self
The Mayo Clinic
Self
Mega Icons
Self · 1 episode
Why Are We Creative?
Self
70
2017
The Enlightenment
Self
The Last Dalai Lama?
Self
2016
Quotidien
Self - Guest · 1 episode
58
Earth Sutra
Self
State of Control
Self
2015
The Dance of Infinity
Self
Tibetan Warrior
Self
2014
The Dialogue
Self
Monk with a Camera
Self
2013
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Self
14th Dalai Lama
Self
2012
Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism
Self
Flipside: A Journey into the Afterlife
Self
One Day on Earth
Self
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
49
Happy
Self
2011
Project Happiness
Self
Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...
Self
Nicky's Family
Self
Compassion in Emptiness
Self
Francisco Cisco Pancho
Self
2010
Discover the Gift
Self - Spiritual Leader of Tibet
The Invocation
Self
The Buddha
Self
73
The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
Self
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Self

2000s

2008
Sunrise/Sunset. Dalai Lama XIV
Self
The Unwinking Gaze: The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet
Self
Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hut
Self
One Water
Self
Jesus in India
Self - His Holiness the 4th Dalai Lama
2007
Dalai Lama Renaissance
Self
2006
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
Self
On Life & Enlightenment
Self
2005
Monte Grande: What is Life?
Self
2004
Dalai Lama: Discourse on the Heart Sutra
Self
What Remains of Us
Self
Impermanence
Self
2003
Women of K2
Self (archive footage)
Wheel of Time
Self
The Ring of the Buddha
Self
2002
Naqoyqatsi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
59
Tibet 2002
Self
2001
Tibet's Stolen Child
Self