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KJ Apa

Acting Born Jun 17, 1997 Auckland, New Zealand 21 credits

Biography

Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa (born 17 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor, singer, and musician. He began acting playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand primetime soap opera Shortland Street from 2013 to 2015. Apa is best known for portraying Archie Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale (2017-2023), for which he won a Saturn Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

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Full filmography

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
  • Riverdale (2017) as Archie Andrews
  • Shortland Street (1992) as Kane Jenkins
  • The Map That Leads to You (2025) as Jack
  • A Dog's Purpose (2017) as Teen Ethan
  • The Hate U Give (2018) as Chris Bryant
  • I Still Believe (2020) as Jeremy Camp
  • Songbird (2020) as Nico
  • The Last Summer (2019) as Griffin
  • Jimmy (2026) as Jimmy Stewart
  • A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025) as Gene
  • One Fast Move (2024) as Wes Neal
  • Dead Reckoning (2020) as Niko
  • Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self - Presenter
  • The Cul de Sac (2016) as Jack
  • White Elephant
  • West Pointer
  • Let's Have Kids! as Rob
  • Gable
  • Falling as Jack
  • Untitled Sublime Biopic as Bradley Nowell