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K.J. Apa

Actor | * 06/16/1997 (26) | Auckland (New Zealand)
Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa (born 17 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor, singer and musician. He has received various accolades, including a Saturn Award and nominations for an MTV Movie & TV Award, two People's Choice Awards and two Teen Choice Awards, and was appointed the matai title of Savae chief of his village Moata'a in September 2022. He gained notice playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand prime time soap opera Shortland Street from 2013 to 2015. In 2017, Apa was cast in the lead role of Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale. In film, Apa has starred in A Dog's Purpose (2017), The Hate U Give (2018) and I Still Believe (2020). In 2021, he released his debut solo album, the indie folk-rock album Clocks, which received some attention on Spotify and TikTok. ()
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Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa 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. In 2017, Apa was cast in the lead role of Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with K.J. Apa as Actor(6)

as Niko2020 Dead Reckoning
as Jeremy Camp2020 I Still Believe
as Nico2020 Songbird
as Griffin2019 The Last Summer
as Chris Bryant2018 The Hate U Give
as Teen Ethan2017 A Dog's Purpose

TV Shows/Series with K.J. Apa as Actor(3)

as Archie Andrews2017 Riverdale
as Jack2016 The Cul de Sac
as Kane Jenkins??? Shortland Street

Additional Information

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Citizenship: New Zealand
Born: Monday, 06/16 1997 (June) in Auckland (New Zealand) (current age: 26 years + 287 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: King's College, Auckland
Other names for K.J. Apa (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Keneti James Apa"
"Кей Джей Апа"
"Keneti James "K.J." Fitzgerald Apa"
"KJ Apa"
"Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa"
"K. J. Apa"
K.J. Apa frequently works together with these people:
Jeremy Camp (5x, Crew)
William Bindley (3x, Crew)
Paul Lazenby (3x, Actor)
Ronald Richard (3x, Crew)
Gabriel Correa (3x, Crew)
Moses Thiessen (3x, Actor)
Chrissy Maroon (3x, Crew)
Amy Myrold (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5327, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024