KJ Apa is an actor, singer, and musician from New Zealand. From 2013 to 2015, he played Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand primetime soap opera Shortland Street, and in 2016 he starred in the television show The Cul de Sac. In 2017, Apa was cast in the lead role of the red-haired hero Archie Andrews in the CW’s cult dramedy series Riverdale based in the Archie Comics Universe. This launched Apa into worldwide fame. Apa won the Saturn Award for Breakthrough Performance for his leading role on Riverdale.

On the silver screen, Apa starred as teenage Ethan Montgomery in the 2017 comedy-drama film A Dog’s Purpose. It was followed by the 2018 drama The Hate U Give. Apa starred as Griffin in the 2019 Netflix film Last Summer. 2020 was a big year for Apa as he starred as singer Jeremy Camp in the biographical romantic drama film I Still Believe, as Niko in the action thriller film Dead Reckoning, as well as the critically acclaimed thriller film Songbird. He is set to appear in the 2022 military-based drama West Pointer.

Apa is wildly popular on social media including his effortlessly cool Instagram @kjapa where he boasts over 19.2 million followers. Apa also has a TikTok alter ego called Fifi, and she is the one and only dancing queen. You can follow him @fifiisqueen where he has over 3.2 million followers and his dancing videos have amassed over 24.6 million views. His content is often filmed behind the scenes during free time on the set of Riverdale, which means the occasional cast cameo.