Keneti James Fitzgerald "KJ" Apa is a New Zealand actor. He is known for starring as Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale.Apa also starred as Kane Jenkins in the primetime soap opera Shortland Street and as teenage Ethan Montgomery in the comedy-drama film A Dog's Purpose.
From 2013 to 2015, Apa starred as Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand prime-time soap opera Shortland Street. In 2015, he was cast as teenage Ethan Montgomery in the comedy-drama film A Dog's Purpose, which was released in 2017.
In 2016, Apa was cast as Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale after a four-month worldwide talent search.
