Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk is a

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ese actor and filmmaker and an adventurer. He was born in 1982 to an army captain and a teacher. Growing up in remote Bhutan, he was able to nurture his love for the natural world. Today he advocates for the environment. He is known for his role as the 14-year-old

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in the movie ''

Seven Years in Tibet ''Seven Years in Tibet: My Life Before, During and After'' (1952; (''Seven years in Tibet. My life at the court of the Dalai Lama''); 1954 in English) is an autobiographical travel book written by Austrian mountaineer and Nazi SS sergeant Heinr ...

.'' For this role he was nominated for the ''YoungStar Award,'' presented by

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. His younger brother Sonam starred in the role of the 8-year-old Dalai Lama. After quitting law school, he worked as a tour guide for years before studying film producing in 2017 at the inaugural Busan Asian Film School in South Korea. A year later, he wrote and directed his first short film, The Open Door, which premiered at

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and won an award at the Seoul International Senior Film Festival. Currently, Jamyang is cycling across the world for a campaign, 'The Messenger - ride for Action!' (www.themessenger.earth) to raise awareness on climate change issues. Carrying with him is a collection of letters written by children that are addressed to the world leaders and a bottle of glacial meltwater, symbolizing the impact of the climate crisis on the dying Himalayan glaciers that will impact a quarter of humanity.

Filmography

Actor: *

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

: ''

'' *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

(re-edited): ''Gyalsey – the legacy of a prince'' * 2016 '' Honeygiver Among the Dogs'' Producer: *

(re-edited): ''Gyalsey – the legacy of a prince'' Music: *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: '' What Remains of Us'' (alternative title: ''Ce Qu'il Reste de Nous'')

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* Bhutanese male actors Living people Bhutanese film producers 1982 births Date of birth missing (living people) {{bhutan-bio-stub