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KJ Apa

Apa at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival

Born Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa

17 June 1997 (age 23)

Auckland, New Zealand

 Actor
Occupation
 singer

 musician

Years active 2013–present

Relatives Michael Jones (uncle)

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. In 2016, Apa was cast in the lead role
of Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale.[1] In film, Apa has starred in A
Dog's Purpose (2017), The Hate U Give (2018), and I Still Believe (2020).

Contents
  1Early life
 2Career
 3Personal life
 4Filmography
o 4.1Film
o 4.2Television
 5Awards and nominations
 6References
 7External links

Early life[edit]
Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa[2][3] was born on 17 June 1997 in Auckland, New Zealand,
[4]
 the son of Tupa'i and Tessa Apa (née Callander). His father is Samoan and
a matai (chief) of his village in Samoa;[3] his mother is a European New Zealander.[5] He
has two older sisters and is the nephew of former rugby union player and coach Michael
Jones.[6] He attended high school at King's College in Auckland before beginning his
acting career.[7]

Career[edit]
From 2013 to 2015, Apa starred as Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand prime-time soap
opera Shortland Street. In 2016, Apa was cast as Archie Andrews in the CW drama
series Riverdale, after a four-month worldwide talent search. [1]
In 2017, he starred as teenage Ethan Montgomery in the comedy-drama film A Dog's
Purpose, which was released on the same day as Riverdale premiered on television.
[8]
 Apa's next film role was replacing Kian Lawley in the 2018 drama film The Hate U
Give.[9] Apa starred as Griffin in the Netflix film The Last Summer, which was released on
3 May 2019.[10] He also starred as singer Jeremy Camp in the biographical romantic
drama film I Still Believe, which was released in March 2020.[11]
In July 2020, it was announced that Apa had joined the cast of Adam Mason's upcoming
thriller film Songbird, produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes.[12]

Personal life[edit]
Apa was raised in a Christian family and has stated that he is a Christian, expressing on
social media that "I need God [every day]." [5]
Apa was involved in a minor car accident in Vancouver in September 2017, but was
uninjured when the passenger side of his car hit a light pole. The event was reportedly
the result of Apa's falling asleep at the wheel after a long day of shooting the previous
night.[13]

Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year Title Role Notes

2017 A Dog's Purpose Teenage Ethan Montgomery

2018 The Hate U Give Chris

The Last
2019 Griffin Hourigan
Summer

2020 I Still Believe Jeremy Camp

2020 Dead Reckoning Niko

2020 Songbird Nico

Television[edit]
Year Title Role Notes

Shortland
2013–2015 Kane Jenkins
Street

2016 The Cul de Sac Jack 6 episodes

2017–
Riverdale Archie Andrews Main role
present

Awards and nominations[edit]

Nominated
Year Award Category Result Ref.
work

[14]
2017 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Riverdale Nominated
in a Television Series
 Nominated
Year Award Category Result Ref.
work

Breakthrough Performance Riverdale Won [15]

Teen Choice
Choice Breakout TV Star Riverdale Nominated [16]

Awards

MTV Movie &

Best Kiss (with Camila Mendes) Riverdale Nominated [17]

TV Awards

People's Choice
2018 Drama TV Star of 2018 Riverdale Nominated [18]

Awards

Best Performance by a Younger Actor

Saturn Awards Riverdale Nominated [19]

in a Television Series

People's Choice
Male TV Star of 2019 Riverdale Nominated [20]

Awards

Best Performance by a Younger Actor

2019 Saturn Awards Riverdale Nominated [21]

in a Television Series

Teen Choice
Choice Drama TV Actor Riverdale Nominated [22]

Awards

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b Andreeva, Nellie (24 February
2016).  "Riverdale  Finds Its Archie & Josie: KJ Apa To Topline
CW Pilot".  Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved16 January 2017.
2. ^ "Kiwi-Samoan actor KJ Apa scores lead US role".  Suga
Magazine. 6 August 2015. Archived from  the original on 18
January 2017. Retrieved 16 January  2017.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b Jung, E. Alex. "Riverdale's K.J. Apa on His Dye
Job, Becoming a Sex Object, and Why He Ships Archie and
Betty". Vulture. New York Magazine. Retrieved 16
January 2017.
4. ^ "Get to know KJ Apa".  Television New Zealand. Archived
from the original  on 20 April 2017. Retrieved  16
January 2017.
5. ^ Jump up to:a b Morris, Jessica (10 November 2017). "KJ's key to
success".Salvos Warcry Magazine. Retrieved  7 July 2018.
6. ^ Gidlow, Steve (9 January 2017).  "Everything's Archie
for  RiverdaleStar KJ Apa". MediaVillage. Retrieved 17
May  2018.
7. ^ Jones, Bridget (13 November 2014).  "Our little brother the
Shortie star". New Idea.  Yahoo! New Zealand. Archived
from the original  on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April  2017.
8. ^ Kit, Borys (5 August 2015).  "Britt Robertson, Dennis Quaid
join DreamWorks'  A Dog's Purpose  (Exclusive)".  The
Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 October  2015.
9. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (3 April 2018). "Riverdale's K.J. Apa Set
For  The Hate U Give  As Fox 2000 Reshoots Kian Lawley
Scenes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved  3 April  2018.
10. ^ Osifo, Ehis. "The Trailer For Netflix's Newest Summer
Romance Is Here And This Gal Is Excited".  BuzzFeed.
Retrieved  10 April 2019.
11. ^ Piña, Christy (14 January 2020).  "K.J. Apa Encounters Love
and Loss in 'I Still Believe' Trailer".  The Hollywood Reporter.
Retrieved10 March  2020.
12. ^ Kit, Borys (13 July 2020).  "KJ Apa, Sofia Carson to Star in
Michael Bay-Produced Pandemic Thriller 'Songbird'".  The
Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved  20 August 2020.
13. ^ Johnson, Scott (21 September 2017).  "Riverdale  Star in
Late-Night Car Crash After Working 16-Hour Day". The
Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September  2017.
14. ^ McNary, Dave (2 March 2017). "Saturn Awards Nominations
2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead'
Lead".  Variety. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017.
Retrieved  2 March  2017.
15. ^ Staley, Brandon (29 June 2017). "Supergirl, Luke Cage,
Doctor Strange Win at Annual Saturn Awards".  Comic Book
Resources. Retrieved  1 July 2017.
16. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (13 August 2017).  "Teen Choice Awards
2017:Riverdale, Fifth Harmony Shut Out
Competition". Variety. Retrieved15 August  2017.
17. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (3 May 2018). "MTV Movie & TV Awards:
'Black Panther,' 'Stranger Things' Top Nominations".  The
Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 May
2018. Retrieved 3 May2018.
18. ^ "People's Choice Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete
List". E! Online. 12 November 2018. Retrieved  4 July 2020.
19. ^ McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking
Dead' Rule Saturn Awards
Nominations".  Variety. Archived from the original on 15 March
2018. Retrieved 15 March  2018.
20. ^ Entertainment, E!.  "E! People's Choice Awards
2019".pca.eonline.com. Retrieved  4 July 2020.
21. ^ Mancuso, Vinnie (16 July 2019).  "'Avengers: Endgame',
'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards
Nominations".  Collider. Retrieved  16 July 2019.
22. ^ Moreau, Jordan (19 June 2019).  "Avengers:
Endgame,  Riverdale,Aladdin  Top 2019 Teen Choice Award
Nominations".  Variety. Retrieved 19 July  2019.
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