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KJ Apa

K・J・アパ　/　K・J・あぱ

Film actor from New Zealand

June 17, 1997 (age 28)　・　Auckland, New Zealand

film actor
television actor
actor

My Take

KJ Apa interests me as a test case for what happens after a defining teen role. Riverdale made his face globally recognizable, but it also fixed him in amber as Archie Andrews, and the next decade will show whether he can melt out of it. I like his odds: he trained on the grind of a daily New Zealand soap, he is a genuine musician rather than a prop-guitar actor, and his Samoan heritage gives him a story Hollywood has barely learned to tell. The leap from Auckland to global fame before twenty-five suggests appetite. Now I want to see range.

Overview

Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa (born 17 June 1997) 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).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): KJ Apa
Name (Japanese): K・J・アパ
Reading: K・J・あぱ
Born: June 17, 1997 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Ox
Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / television actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: King's College, Auckland

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kjapa/
Xhttps://x.com/kj_apa
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJ%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%91

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