Peeter Volkonski

Biography

Prince Peeter Volkonski (born September 12, 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director.

He became famous with the punk band Propeller, founded in 1978.

In 2015 Volkonski was Free Party's candidate in the Tartu constituency for Estonian parliamentary election. He received 916 votes, which was not enough for a seat in the parliament.

Peeter Volkonski's paternal ancestry comes from the Russian noble Volkonsky family; his father was the Russian composer and harpsichordist Prince Andrei Volkonsky. His paternal grandfather was the noted Russian opera baritone Prince Mikhail Volkonsky and his great-great-great-grandfather was Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky, thus, being a descendant of the princely Rurikid dynasty.

His maternal ancestry is Estonian; his mother is the Estonian translator and writer Helvi Jürisson, who is a noted poet and author of children's literature.

Known For

Messenger Knocks Three Times
Messenger Knocks Three Times
Red Pearls of Love
Red Pearls of Love
The Power of Fear
The Power of Fear
Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story
Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story

Filmography

2025 The Black Hole
as Zahir Zahir
2022 Uibu Farm
as Grandpa Kristof
2019 An Exchange
as The Shaman
2019 Self Made Cameraman
as Doctor
2018 The Riddle of Jaan Niemand
as Hinrik
2018 Viimane vürst
as Self
2017 Manslayer/Virgin/Shadow
as Priest (Manslayer)
2015 Secret Society of Souptown
as Librarian
2013 Free Range
as Fred's Father
2013 Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story
as Lisa's Father (voice)
2013 Living Images
as Dr Karpinski
2011 That's IT!
as Vana paadimees/jutustaja
2011 Rat Trap
as Fence Builder
2010 Messenger Knocks Three Times
as Messenger's Friend, Vürst
2009 The Temptation of St. Tony
as Fence Builder
2008 Taarka
as Priest Raag
2008 Red Pearls of Love
as
2007 Closing Session
as (voice)
2007 186 Kilometers
as Director Volk
2006 The Power of Fear
as Doctor