Riverdale

Cast and characters

KJ Apa as Archie Andrews: A former high school football player who has a passion for music. He is the son of Fred Andrews. He is a former sergeant in the army and is now an RROTC instructor at his high school. He is deeply involved with protecting his community from any danger. He is best friends with Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. He also harbors feelings for both Betty and Veronica.

Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper: A smart woman with a longtime crush on Archie, she becomes friends with Veronica Lodge to help upend her perfect life. She is in a relationship with Jughead. She is now an FBI agent and operates from her community.

Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge: A former wealthy socialite from New York City who moves to Riverdale and becomes friends with Archie, Betty, and Jughead. She used to be a business woman on Wall Street, but is now an economics teacher at her high school and operates on the side as a jewelry shop owner and a casino owner.

Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones: A philosophically inclined social outcast who is Archie's best friend. He was the former leader of the Southside Serpents and Betty’s boyfriend. He is now a writer, English teacher, and an advisor at the Blue and Gold high school newspaper.

Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge (née Gomez) (seasons 1–5): Veronica's mother, who has returned to Riverdale with her daughter following the incarceration of her husband Hiram Lodge. She is now a reality star after leaving Hiram.

Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom: A wealthy, traumatized, and sometimes manipulative woman who was a classmate of Archie and his friends. Cheryl came out as a lesbian in season two and dated Toni, until they broke up because of her disapproving family. She is now the owner of Blossom Maple Farms and the cheerleader coach at the high school.

Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy (seasons 1–4, special guest star season 5): The lead singer of Josie and the Pussycats and a former classmate of Archie and his friends. She is now a multi platinum superstar.

Mädchen Amick as Alice Smith: Betty and Polly's mother, who was the editor of the local paper. She is now a reporter for the Riverdale news.

Luke Perry as Fred Andrews (seasons 1–3): Archie's father, who owned a construction company.

Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge (born Jaime Luna[4]) (seasons 2–5) Veronica's father, who was recently incarcerated for illegal activities.

Casey Cott as Kevin Keller (seasons 2–present; recurring season 1): An openly gay former high school student who is friends with Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead and is the son of Riverdale's sheriff. He returns to Riverdale becoming a teacher after not making it in Broadway in New York and abandons the son he planned to have with Toni and Fangs.

Skeet Ulrich as F. P. Jones (seasons 2–5; recurring season 1): Jughead's formerly estranged father and the former leader of the Southside Serpents, a gang of criminals that live and operate on the fringes of Riverdale. He was once the sheriff but left Riverdale to take Jughead’s sister Jellybean back to Toledo to her mother.

Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle (season 3–present; recurring season 2): Archie's long-time friend and rival, a former football player at Riverdale High and town prankster. He is now the owner of his family’s car dealership and the high school football coach. Reggie was originally played by Ross Butler in the first season, who left the series due to his commitments to filming 13 Reasons Why. Butler returned as a version of Reggie from an alternate universe in "Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox" from season six.

Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz (season 3–present; recurring season 2): A bisexual member of the Southside Serpents, who befriends Jughead in the second season. She was in a relationship with Cheryl. She is now the leader of the Southside Serpents, the high school guidance counselor and is raising a son with Fangs after agreeing to be a surrogate for him and Kevin.

Drew Ray Tanner as Fangs Fogarty (season 5–present; recurring season 2–4), a member of the Southside Serpents and Kevin's former on-and-off again boyfriend. He is a trucker and has a son with Toni after Kevin broke up with him.

Erinn Westbrook as Tabitha Tate (season 5–present): the ambitious, entrepreneurial granddaughter of Pop Tate, who has come to Riverdale to take over Pop's Chock’lit Shoppe in the hopes of franchising the iconic diner, even as the town around it struggles to survive.