K.J. Apa
Jun 17, 1997 (28 years old) in 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

Riverdale
Archie Andrews

One Fast Move
Wes Neal

A Dog's Purpose
Teen Ethan

The Hate U Give
Chris Bryant

The Last Summer
Griffin

Jimmy
Jimmy Stewart

Songbird
Nico

Shortland Street
Kane Jenkins
Credits
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Let's Have Kids! FutureRob★ NR
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Falling FutureJack★ NR
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West Pointer Future★ NR
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Untitled Sublime Biopic FutureBradley Nowell★ NR
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Jimmy 2026Jimmy Stewart★ NR
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Jack★ 6.6
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One Fast Move 2024Wes Neal★ 6.7
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Songbird 2020Nico★ 6.2
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Dead Reckoning 2020Niko★ 5.8
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I Still Believe 2020Jeremy Camp★ 7.6
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The Last Summer 2019Griffin★ 6
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The Hate U Give 2018Chris Bryant★ 8.1
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Riverdale 2017Archie Andrews★ 8.4
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A Dog's Purpose 2017Teen Ethan★ 7.6
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The Cul de Sac 2016Jack★ 5.5
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Shortland Street 1992Kane Jenkins★ 5