
Tenzin Gyatso
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1935
- Birthplace
- Taktser, Amdo, Tibet
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.
Filmography

Dalai Lama - Ocean of Wisdom 2026
as Himself

The Dalai Lama's Gift 2025
as Self

Battle for Tibet 2025
as Self

Wisdom of Happiness 2024
as Self

The Secret of Death 2024
as Self

Tukdam: The Point Of Death 2023
Actor

King Charles III: The New Monarchy 2023
as Self (archive footage)

A Case for Kindness 2022
as Self

Tukdam – Between Worlds 2022
as Self

Amala 2022
as Self

Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times 2022
as Self

Never Forget Tibet 2022
as Self

The Art of Dissent 2021
as Self - Subject (archive footage)

Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being 2020
as Self

Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm 2020
as Self - 14th Dalai Lama

Beastie Boys Story 2020
as Self (archive footage)

But Beautiful 2019
Actor

An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile 2019
as Self

The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words 2019
as Self

AUTARK - Leben mit der Energiewende 4 2018
as Self

The Mayo Clinic 2018
as Self

Why Are We Creative? 2018
as Self

The Enlightenment 2017
as Self

The Last Dalai Lama? 2017
as Self

State of Control 2016
as Self

Earth Sutra 2016
as Self

The Dance of Infinity 2015
as Self

Tibetan Warrior 2015
as Self

Monk with a Camera 2014
as Self

The Dialogue 2014
as Self

Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me 2013
as Self

14th Dalai Lama 2013
as Self

Owned & Operated 2012
as Dalai Lama

Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism 2012
as Self

Bön: Mustang to Menri 2012
as 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso

Flipside: A Journey into the Afterlife 2012
as Self

One Day on Earth 2012
as Self

4:44 Last Day on Earth 2012
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy 2012
as Self

Project Happiness 2011
as Self

Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was... 2011
as Self

Nicky's Family 2011
as Self

Francisco Cisco Pancho 2011
as Self

Compassion in Emptiness 2011
as Self

Discover the Gift 2010
as Self - Spiritual Leader of Tibet

The Invocation 2010
as Self
- When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun 2010
as Self

The Buddha 2010
as Self

The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom 2010
as Self

Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 2010
as Self
- Happiness Is
Happiness Is 2009
as Self

Eine Reise in die Welt des Dalai Lama 2009
Actor

Mustang: Journey of Transformation 2009
Actor

Sunrise/Sunset. Dalai Lama XIV 2008
as Self

The Unwinking Gaze: The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet 2008
as Self

Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hut 2008
as Self

Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution 2008
Actor
- The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity
The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity 2008
as Self

The Lost World of Tibet 2008
Actor

One Water 2008
as Self

Jesus in India 2008
as Self - His Holiness the 4th Dalai Lama
- In God's Name
In God's Name 2007
Actor

Dalai Lama Renaissance 2007
as Self
- A Path to Happiness: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A Path to Happiness: His Holiness the Dalai Lama 2006
as Self

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama 2006
as Self
- Refuge
Refuge 2006
as Self

On Life & Enlightenment 2006
as Self
- Mystical Brain
Mystical Brain 2006
as Self

Monte Grande: What is Life? 2005
as Self

Dalai Lama: Discourse on the Heart Sutra 2004
as Self
- Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela 2004
Actor

What Remains of Us 2004
as Self
- Tibetan Refugee
Tibetan Refugee 2004
as Self

Impermanence 2004
as Self

Women of K2 2003
as Self (archive footage)

Wheel of Time 2003
as Self

The Ring of the Buddha 2003
as Self

Naqoyqatsi 2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tibet 2002 2002
as Self

Tibet's Stolen Child 2001
as Self

In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese 1998
as Self

Free Tibet 1998
as Self - The Dalai Lama

The Jew in the Lotus 1998
as Self

Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity 1998
Actor

The Four Noble Truths 1997
as Self

The Knowledge of Healing 1997
as Self
- Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche
Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche 1995
as Self

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life & The Great Liberation 1994
as Self

Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama 1993
as Self

Ian Stevenson Reincarnation Research Documentary 1992
Actor

Galahad of Everest 1991
as Self

Walking After Midnight 1988
as Self

Merton: A Film Biography 1984
as Self - The Dalai Lama

The Message of the Tibetans 1966
as Self

The Road Leads to Tibet 1956
as Self
Credits from TMDB.