KJ Apa welcomes the unknown and discusses taking creative control

‘I don’t think I’m hitting the reset button as much as I’m moving on to the next chapter of my life. Who knows what’s next? I take things as they come. My creative interests seem to move and change all the time. In terms of acting, I’m looking for interesting characters in original stories with bold and decisive directors. I love a challenge and being involved in experiences that put me outside my comfort zone as well,’ on the phone says actor KJ Apa. 

It’s an idyllic yet chilly Sunday evening in London when I virtually meet our cover star, who’s joining our catch-up after a few email encounters from sunny Los Angeles. And even though it’s a Sunday morning on the other side of the pond, which is also a time of the day when I would highly likely be not in my greatest spirits, KJ is. He laughs wholeheartedly when I ask about the cyber interview process that became a reality for all of us once the pandemic struck. ‘I can’t tell you the exact number of those that I’ve done, but there’s been some. You know I’m not the person who also enjoys being on huge outings. I get stressed out in those situations, and when Riverdale started, it became more difficult to be in such an environment as I value my privacy,’ candidly opens the New Zealand-born and bred actor.