Popsugar Beauty Celebrity Beauty Kj Apa Natural Hair Colour You Know KJ Apa For His Archie-Red Hair, but What's His Natural Hue? 28 May 2019 by Sarah Siegel Image Source: Getty / Phillip Faraone You probably know KJ Apa as red-headed Archie Andrews on the CW's hit show Riverdale. Despite playing one of the most iconic redheads of all time, it isn't actually the 21-year-old actor's natural-born hue of dark brown. The New Zealand native told KTLA 5 Morning News Show in 2017 that it initially took eight hours to get his near-black hue to be the iconic red shade the character is known for. He even dyed his eyebrows to match his hair for the role. He told Teen Vogue that he's since grown used to the colour. "It was definitely really weird to see [for the first time]," he said. "But now I can't really remember what it was like before. I heard that only 2 percent of the population of the world has red hair so I'm feeling pretty good right now." Apa also revealed to British site PopBuzz, that in order to maintain the colour, he has to visit the salon every two weeks for a two to two-and-a-half hour session. Unfortunately, For those who love Apa in the colour, enjoy it while it lasts. He told the site he will not be keeping the shade once Riverdale wraps. You can check out how he looks in both hair colours, ahead. KJ Apa With Red Hair Image Source: Getty / Araya Diaz Apa has been a red-head for the majority of the last few years while Riverdale, which premiered in January 2017, has been filming. 1 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Amy Sussman 2 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Matt Winkelmeyer 3 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Jean Baptiste Lacroix 4 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 5 / 9 KJ Apa With Dark Brown Hair Image Source: Getty / Phillip Faraone Prior to his role as Archie Andrews, Apa was seen with his naturally dark hair on the New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street in which he played Kane Jenkins from 2013 to 2015. 6 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Jim Spellman 7 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Jim Spellman 8 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Sam Tabone 9 / 9 Celebrity BeautyKJ ApaBeauty NewsHair ColourCelebrity HairRed Hair