KJ Apa is a New Zealand actor and musician. He gained recognition for playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street (2013–2015) and Archie Andrews in the CW teen drama series Riverdale (2017–2023). He has also starred in the adventure drama film A Dog's Purpose (2017), the teen drama film The Hate U Give (2018), and the biographical romantic drama film I Still Believe (2020). Apa released his debut solo album in 2021, the indie folk-rock album Clocks.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Today with Jenna & Friends (2025)
Guest starring as KJ Apa
- Episode 1x152: Erin Andrews, KJ Apa (Aug 13, 2025)
Live with Kelly & Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as KJ Apa
- Episode 2x84: Oprah Winfrey, KJ Apa (Dec 28, 2017)
Riverdale (2017)
Starring as Archibald "Archie" Andrews
(131 episodes)
- Episode 7x20: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale (Aug 23, 2023)
- Episode 7x19: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television (Aug 16, 2023)
- Episode 7x18: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow (Aug 9, 2023)
- Episode 7x17: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat (Aug 2, 2023)
- Episode 7x16: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Three: Stag (Jul 26, 2023)
- Episode 7x15: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale (Jul 19, 2023)
- Episode 7x14: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-One: Archie the Musical (Jul 5, 2023)
- Episode 7x13: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty: The Crucible (Jun 28, 2023)
- Episode 7x12: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Nine: After the Fall (Jun 21, 2023)
- Episode 7x11: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Eight: Halloween II (Jun 7, 2023)
- Episode 7x10: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti (May 31, 2023)
- Episode 7x09: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest (May 24, 2023)
- Episode 7x08: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams (May 17, 2023)
- Episode 7x07: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing (May 10, 2023)
- Episode 7x06: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three: Peep Show (May 3, 2023)
- Episode 7x05: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein (Apr 26, 2023)
- Episode 7x04: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One: Love & Marriage (Apr 19, 2023)
- Episode 7x03: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: Sex Education (Apr 12, 2023)
- Episode 7x02: Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump! (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 7x01: Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling (Mar 29, 2023)
- Episode 6x22: Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet (Jul 31, 2022)
- Episode 6x21: Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand (Jul 24, 2022)
- Episode 6x20: Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale (Jul 17, 2022)
- Episode 6x19: Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale (Jul 10, 2022)
- Episode 6x18: Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical (Jun 26, 2022)
- Episode 6x17: Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos (Jun 12, 2022)
- Episode 6x16: Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar (May 29, 2022)
- Episode 6x15: Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night (May 22, 2022)
- Episode 6x14: Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous (May 15, 2022)
- Episode 6x13: Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris (May 8, 2022)
- Episode 6x12: Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog (May 1, 2022)
- Episode 6x11: Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America (Apr 24, 2022)
- Episode 6x10: Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes (Apr 17, 2022)
- Episode 6x09: Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit (Apr 10, 2022)
- Episode 6x08: Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town (Apr 3, 2022)
- Episode 6x07: Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral (Mar 27, 2022)
- Episode 6x06: Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable (Mar 20, 2022)
- Episode 6x05: Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox (Dec 14, 2021)
- Episode 6x01: Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale (Nov 16, 2021)
- Episode 5x19: Chapter Ninety-Five: Riverdale: RIP(?) (Oct 6, 2021)
- Episode 5x18: Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal (Sep 29, 2021)
- Episode 5x17: Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death (Sep 22, 2021)
- Episode 5x16: Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers (Sep 15, 2021)
- Episode 5x15: Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats (Sep 8, 2021)
- Episode 5x14: Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery (Sep 1, 2021)
- Episode 5x13: Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs (Aug 25, 2021)
- Episode 5x11: Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows (Aug 11, 2021)
- Episode 5x10: Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man (Mar 31, 2021)
- Episode 5x09: Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer (Mar 24, 2021)
- Episode 5x08: Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key (Mar 17, 2021)
- Episode 5x07: Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky (Mar 10, 2021)
- Episode 5x06: Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School (Feb 24, 2021)
- Episode 5x05: Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming (Feb 17, 2021)
- Episode 5x04: Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio (Feb 10, 2021)
- Episode 5x03: Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation (Feb 3, 2021)
- Episode 5x02: Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders (Jan 27, 2021)
- Episode 5x01: Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax (Jan 20, 2021)
- Episode 4x19: Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey (May 6, 2020)
- Episode 4x18: Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian (Apr 29, 2020)
- Episode 4x16: Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room (Mar 11, 2020)
- Episode 4x15: Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For (Mar 4, 2020)
- Episode 4x14: Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder (Feb 26, 2020)
- Episode 4x13: Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March (Feb 12, 2020)
- Episode 4x12: Chapter Sixty-Nine: Men of Honor (Feb 5, 2020)
- Episode 4x11: Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show (Jan 29, 2020)
- Episode 4x10: Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues (Jan 22, 2020)
- Episode 4x09: Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine (Dec 11, 2019)
- Episode 4x08: Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment (Dec 4, 2019)
- Episode 4x07: Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm (Nov 20, 2019)
- Episode 4x06: Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary (Nov 13, 2019)
- Episode 4x05: Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution (Nov 6, 2019)
- Episode 4x04: Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween (Oct 30, 2019)
- Episode 4x03: Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 4x02: Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High (Oct 16, 2019)
- Episode 4x01: Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam (Oct 9, 2019)
- Episode 3x22: Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night (May 15, 2019)
- Episode 3x21: Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House (May 8, 2019)
- Episode 3x20: Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night (May 1, 2019)
- Episode 3x19: Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper (Apr 24, 2019)
- Episode 3x18: Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker (Apr 17, 2019)
- Episode 3x17: Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid (Mar 27, 2019)
- Episode 3x16: Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun (Mar 20, 2019)
- Episode 3x15: Chapter Fifty: American Dreams (Mar 13, 2019)
- Episode 3x14: Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me (Mar 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x13: Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight (Feb 27, 2019)
- Episode 3x12: Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale (Feb 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x11: Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit (Jan 16, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak (Dec 12, 2018)
- Episode 3x07: Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter (Nov 28, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Chapter Forty: The Great Escape (Nov 14, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club (Nov 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x03: Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below (Oct 24, 2018)
- Episode 3x02: Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 3x01: Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day (Oct 10, 2018)
- Episode 2x22: Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World (May 16, 2018)
- Episode 2x21: Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night (May 9, 2018)
- Episode 2x20: Chapter Thirty-Three: Shadow of a Doubt (May 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x19: Chapter Thirty-Two: Prisoners (Apr 25, 2018)
- Episode 2x18: Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember (Apr 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x17: Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens (Mar 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x16: Chapter Twenty-Nine: Primary Colors (Mar 21, 2018)
- Episode 2x15: Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood (Mar 14, 2018)
- Episode 2x14: Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes (Mar 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: Chapter Twenty Six: The Tell-Tale Heart (Feb 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x12: Chapter Twenty Five: The Wicked and the Divine (Jan 31, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Chapter Twenty Four: The Wrestler (Jan 24, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Chapter Twenty Three: The Blackboard Jungle (Jan 17, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Chapter Twenty Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night (Dec 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Chapter Twenty One: House of the Devil (Dec 6, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside (Nov 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof (Nov 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls (Nov 8, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Nov 1, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods (Oct 25, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks (Oct 18, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying (Oct 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x13: Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter (May 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x12: Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder (May 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again (Apr 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend (Apr 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion (Apr 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter Eight: The Outsiders (Mar 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place (Mar 9, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill! (Mar 2, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness (Feb 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show (Feb 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter Three: Body Double (Feb 9, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter One: The River's Edge (Jan 26, 2017)
Guest starring as Teen Fred Andrews
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x12: Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge (Aug 18, 2021) [Uncredited]
- Episode 3x04: Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club (Nov 7, 2018) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Archibald Andrews
- Episode 5x19: Chapter Ninety-Five: Riverdale: RIP(?) (Oct 6, 2021) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Arthur "Artie" Andrews
- Episode 6x11: Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America (Apr 24, 2022) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Asher Andrews
- Episode 6x20: Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale (Jul 17, 2022) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Rivervale Archie
- Episode 6x21: Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand (Jul 24, 2022) [Uncredited]
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as KJ Apa
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2020-03-09: Alex Rodriguez, KJ Apa, HAIM (Mar 9, 2020)
- Episode 2019-04-26: Sting, KJ Apa (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 2017-10-03: Sarah Silverman, cast of Riverdale, Miley Cyrus (Oct 3, 2017)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as KJ Apa
- Episode 15x160: KJ Apa; Lili Reinhart; Luke Perry; Mädchen Amick (Oct 9, 2018)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as KJ Apa
- Episode 2020-02-17: Melissa McCarthy, KJ Apa (Feb 17, 2020)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as KJ Apa
- Episode 2021-02-10: Mila Kunis, KJ Apa, Sam Dew (Feb 10, 2021)
iHeartRadio MMVAs (1990)
Guest starring as KJ Apa
- Episode 2017-06-18: 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (Jun 18, 2017)