KJ Apa

KJ Apa

Actor · Producer

Auckland, New Zealand
June 17, 1997

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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Representative Works

The Map That Leads to You
The Map That Leads to You
6.7
/ English
A Dog's Purpose
A Dog's Purpose
7.6
/ English
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
8.1
/ English
One Fast Move
One Fast Move
6.6
/ English
I Still Believe
I Still Believe
7.6
/ English
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
6.2
/ English
Songbird
Songbird
6.2
/ English
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
5.7
/ English
The Last Summer
The Last Summer
6.0
/ English
Jimmy
Jimmy
No Rating Yet
/ English
White Elephant
White Elephant
No Rating Yet
/ English
Let's Have Kids!
Let's Have Kids!
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Map That Leads to You
2025Nominee

Best Performance

The Map That Leads to You

A Dog's Purpose
2017Winner

Best Performance

A Dog's Purpose

The Hate U Give
2018Winner

Best Performance

The Hate U Give

Career Highlights

One Fast Move
2024Highlight

Best Performance

One Fast Move

I Still Believe
2020Highlight

Best Performance

I Still Believe

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