Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by KJ Apa

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a New Zealander actor KJ Apa.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
KJ Apa

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

I never actively went out and studied the American accent. I just came over here to the States, and it was something I was able to do. Like, I never struggled with it.
When I have downtime, music is a big part of my life. Not so much singing, but I play the guitar.
I'm really passionate about music. I do love acting, but music is the end goal for me. — © KJ Apa
I'm really passionate about music. I do love acting, but music is the end goal for me.
I have a massive Samoan family. And the Samoan culture has always played a massive part of my life. I've got hundreds of family on my dad's side that live in Samoa and in New Zealand. I've just been surrounded by the culture ever since I was a kid.
When I was 13, my mom checked me into a modeling agency. Then, out of nowhere, they asked me to audition for a TV show, which I did, and I got going from there.
My real name is Keneti James Fitzgerald, but K.J. stands for Keneti James, which is a Samoan name.
It's always strange to play a sex object; it's never a natural kind of feeling.
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