Cast & creator
KJ Apa
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Riverdale, Shortland Street
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.
Also known as: Keneti James Apa , Mr. Fantasy, K.J. Apa, Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa
20
film credits
6
television credits
23
1992–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
Showing 26 of 26 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Riverdale
Archie Andrews
2017
Shortland Street
Kane Jenkins
1992
A Dog's Purpose
Teen Ethan
2017
The Map That Leads to You
Jack
2025
I Still Believe
Jeremy Camp
2020
Songbird
Nico
2020
The Hate U Give
Chris Bryant
2018
One Fast Move
Wes Neal
2024One Fast Move
Executive Producer
2024
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
Gene
2025
The Last Summer
Griffin
2019Obey
Let's Have Kids!
Rob
2026
Jimmy
Jimmy Stewart
2026Myron Bolitar
Win Lockwood
Dead Reckoning
Niko
2020
White Elephant
The Cul de Sac
Jack
2016
Falling
Jack
2026Falling
Executive Producer
2026
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999West Pointer
West Pointer
Executive Producer
Untitled Sublime Biopic
Bradley Nowell
Inside Job
Reagan Ridley