KJ Apa compares working on Riverdale to being in jail
Published February 26, 2021 9:46am KJ Apa recently admitted to feeling so free after finishing six seasons of Riverdale, where he played the role of Archie Andrews. The 23-year-old actor, who hails from New Zealand, opened up about his experience while talking about his latest film Songbird in an interview with Demi Moore for Interview Magazine. I felt so free coming from a show where I feel like I m in jail a lot of the time, KJ said. There are so many restrictions on what I can and can t do. With this character, it was like, ‘Wow, this is what it s like to really express myself in a natural way. I wasn t covered in makeup or hair products. I had long hair and a beard. I just felt free, he added.
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“There are so many restrictions on what I can and can’t do,” he continued, referring to his recurring role in
Riverdale.
But with Nico in
Songbird, he said, “it was like, ‘Wow, this is what it’s like to really express myself in a natural way.’ I wasn’t covered in makeup or hair products. I had long hair and a beard. I just felt free.”
In response, Moore said she could see how “playing a character that’s based on a comic book would come with a specific framework”.
Apa continued: “There’s been so much pressure in playing Archie. I’m so grateful for the show and its success, but at the same time, there’s a lot of baggage that comes with that success.
Author of the article: Eric Volmers
Publishing date: Feb 26, 2021 • February 26, 2021 • 4 minute read • Frank Hardy (Rohan Campbell), left, with Phil (Cristian Perri) and Chet Morton (Adam Swain), in an episode of The Hardy Boys. Courtesy, Brooke Palmer, Hulu Photo by Brooke Palmer /Hulu
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