Acting
KJ Apa
Born 1997-06-17
Auckland, New Zealand
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring KJ Apa
TV
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Riverdale
2017
TMDB4.2
TV
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
TMDB2.5
Movie
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A Dog's Purpose
2017
TMDB3.8
Movie
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The Hate U Give
2018
TMDB4.0
Movie
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The Last Summer
2019
TMDB3.0
Movie
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I Still Believe
2020
TMDB3.8
Movie
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Songbird
2020
TMDB3.1
Movie
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The Map That Leads to You
2025
TMDB3.4
TV
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Shortland Street
1992
TMDB2.6
Movie
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One Fast Move
2024
TMDB3.3
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (26 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jimmy | Jimmy Stewart | Movie | 2026 |
| Falling | Jack | Movie | 2026 | |
| Falling | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 | |
 | A Very Jonas Christmas Movie | Gene | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Map That Leads to You | Jack | Movie | 2025 |
 | One Fast Move | Wes Neal | Movie | 2024 |
| One Fast Move | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Songbird | Nico | Movie | 2020 |
 | Dead Reckoning | Niko | Movie | 2020 |
 | I Still Believe | Jeremy Camp | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Last Summer | Griffin | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Hate U Give | Chris Bryant | Movie | 2018 |
 | Riverdale | Archie Andrews | TV Series | 2017 |
 | A Dog's Purpose | Teen Ethan | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Cul de Sac | Jack | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Teen Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Shortland Street | Kane Jenkins | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Let's Have Kids! | Rob | Movie | — |
| West Pointer | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Sublime Biopic | Bradley Nowell | Movie | — | |
 | White Elephant | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
| Inside Job | Reagan Ridley | Movie | — | |
| Obey | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Myron Bolitar | Win Lockwood | TV Series | — | |
| West Pointer | Executive Producer | Movie | — |