“The last time I used my New Zealand accent was on Shorty,” says KJ Apa, a faint twang of an American accent now peeking through.
It’s been 10 years since the actor left Shortland Street and Kane Jenkins, the character that brought him fame, and he admits he’s “nervous” to use the voice that defines him personally, but not professionally.
His loyal US fanbase knows the 28-year-old as all-American football player Archie Andrews in the Netflix series Riverdale, or Michigan native Ethan in A Dog’s Purpose.
