KJ Apa

KJ Apa

Acting
Born Jun 17, 1997
From Auckland, New Zealand

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.

Known For

The Map That Leads to You
6.5

The Map That Leads to You

Jack
The Hate U Give
8.1

The Hate U Give

Chris Bryant
A Dog's Purpose
7.6

A Dog's Purpose

Teen Ethan
The Last Summer
6.0

The Last Summer

Griffin
I Still Believe
7.6

I Still Believe

Jeremy Camp
Songbird
6.2

Songbird

Nico
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
6.3

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

Gene
One Fast Move
6.7

One Fast Move

Wes Neal
Jimmy

Jimmy

Jimmy Stewart
Dead Reckoning
5.7

Dead Reckoning

Niko

Filmography — Acting

The Map That Leads to You
6.5
2025

The Map That Leads to You

Jack
The Hate U Give
8.1
2018

The Hate U Give

Chris Bryant
A Dog's Purpose
7.6
2017

A Dog's Purpose

Teen Ethan
The Last Summer
6.0
2019

The Last Summer

Griffin
I Still Believe
7.6
2020

I Still Believe

Jeremy Camp
Songbird
6.2
2020

Songbird

Nico
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
6.3
2025

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

Gene
One Fast Move
6.7
2024

One Fast Move

Wes Neal
Jimmy
2026

Jimmy

Jimmy Stewart
Dead Reckoning
5.7
2020

Dead Reckoning

Niko
Let's Have Kids!

Let's Have Kids!

Rob

Falling

Jack
White Elephant

White Elephant

West Pointer

Untitled Sublime Biopic

Bradley Nowell