Fred Andrews

"I would never force you to play football. I don't care if you play football. And you don't have to work with me or for me, ever again. But some advice, man-to-man? These decisions that you're making now, son, they have consequences. They go on to form who you are and who you'll become. Whatever you decide, be confident enough in it, that you don't have to lie."

- Fred to Archie

Fred Andrews is a recurring character on Riverdale. He is portrayed by Luke Perry.

Fred is a construction business owner and the father of Archie Andrews.

Character description
''A chill parent who owns a construction business in town. He hopes that his son will take over the family trade down the road.''

Early life
Fred was raised in Riverdale, like his son, he also attended the local high school, where he briefly dated Hermione Lodge, until she chose the rich kid, Hiram Lodge over him. He would later go on to marry Mary Andrews. She would give birth to their first and only child, Archie Andrews. Some time after that, he and Mary separated and she moved away to Chicago. Despite their separation, the two of them remained civil towards one another.

Season 1
Apart from his marriage, Fred owned a successful construction company called Andrews Construction. He hoped that one day Archie would work alongside him, eventually passing it down to him all together. Until then, he would continue to run the company himself, which involved all sorts of maintenance, such as seasonal hiring. He was surprised to learn that Hermione was back in town looking for just that. If it were up to him, Fred claimed he would give her the job, however, it was not as simple as it may have seemed. He had clients, thus having the wife of Hiram Lodge, who was currently on trial for fraud and embezzlement, as his book-keeper would not be the best idea.

After receiving a call from Coach Clayton, Fred confronted Archie on his current predicament. Archie revealed that he no longer shared this same desire as his father. Fred respected Archie's decision to pursue his passion in music yet he was disappointed that his son no longer wanted to take over the family business as they once hoped but most of all, he was upset that Archie wasn't being honest about his latest change in plans, as the decisions that Archie were making had consequences, they would proceed to form the man he was and the man he would become. He wanted Archie to know that whatever path he took, he should be confident enough in it that he didn't have to lie.

Having heard Archie sneak out the house, the prior night, Fred confronted him on it. Archie was surprised to learn that he heard that, unbeknownst to Archie, Fred had been hearing him sneak out the house ever since he was eight years old, going to Jughead's tree house. Archie couldn't sleep, so he went for a jog, that's why he left the house. He asked if Archie had something on his mind, as lack of sleep is often the result of a heavy conscious. Archie claimed that it was due to the murder of Jason Blossom, to which Fred insisted that he halt on the late night jogs until they catch the murderer. After witnessing tension-filled disagreement between Archie and Jughead, and a black eye, the subsequent day, he felt compelled to ask Archie if he had gotten into a fight with Jughead. Archie said no, he had actually gotten into a fight with Reggie Mantle, but the disagreement between him and Jughead was over a girl. Archie was vague, only saying that he wanted to do something, and it was the right things, but the girl said it would ruin what they had. Fred first acknowledged that it was the first honest talk they'd had in a while, he then told Archie that he had to do the right thing, no matter what, even if it would cost him.

Fred received a call from the sheriff to inform him that Archie had given them information about the gunshot he heard on July 4th. Fred was disappointed he hadn't told him about this so they could go together, and furthermore, had been under the impression that Archie had gone on a road trip with Jughead that day instead of being down by Sweetwater River. He therefore grounded him as punishment. He attended the Taste of Riverdale event, where he met Archie's music teacher, Geraldine Grundy. They discussed Archie's musical talents, and she reassured him about the path Archie was taking. Possessed of a better understanding of his son, Fred started soundproofing the garage so Archie could practice his music while he was grounded.

Fred and Archie attended Ms. Grundy's cello performance, thereafter, they congratulated her on the on the beautiful playing. He offered to take Ms. Grundy out to dinner, as a show of gratitude, for everything she's done for Archie and his music. Over at Andrews Construction, Fred confirmed that he had won the contract to tear down the Twilight Drive-In. He apologized for having to demolish it, as he knew how much it meant to Jughead, it's important to him as well. Jughead asked for a one week delay on the demolition, hopefully, he could track down the anonymous buyer, and convince them not to tear down the drive-in.

Fred explained that it's a big contract for his company, whatever they build in place of the drive-in, could mean more jobs, but Jughead exploded on him, accused Fred of putting one Jones out of work, he might as well do the same to another. Fred had to fire Jughead's father, as he was stealing material from a job site. Back at the house, he opened the door, to find Hal and Alice Cooper, both of whom insisted that Archie and Betty stop spending so much time together. The relationship is bad, and their respective behavior reflected that, or so Alice claimed, however, Fred denied the claims, as Archie's a good kid. That night, Fred accompanied Hermione to the drive-in, he recalled their senior year, the two of them watching together, she kissed him, but it was a brief relationship.

Shortly after Hermione vacated the vehicle to powder her nose, Alice arrived, banging at the window, she informed him of Archie and Ms. Grundy's secret relationship. At that point, Fred, Alice, and Betty confronted them at the school, Alice wanted to let law enforcement take over, Archie pleaded with Fred to come up with a better solution, but the entire situation was complicated. He soon realized that for Alice, it was more about her crazy vendetta against Archie than it was anything else. As the tension rised, Ms. Grundy offered to quit her job, she hoped this would be a satisfactory solution, Fred and Alice both agreed that she'd have to leave town too. Fred drove Archie home, before going inside, he told his son that none of it was his fault.

Fred never thought he'd say that he missed Archie playing the guitar, but that's exactly how he felt after listening to him pound on a punching bag, non-stop. Archie claimed that it was in preparation for football season, but Fred wasn't so sure. The next morning, as he picked up his order from Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, he asked Hermione out on a date, regrettably, she turned him down, they're both married, but Fred was under the impression that their outing at the Twilight Drive-In was date, when in fact it wasn't. Once home, Fred entered Archie's room only to discover that he was not alone, he had company, Valerie Brown. Fred recognized her as a member of Josie and the Pussycats, he enjoyed their performance at the Taste of Riverdale.

He exited the room, but made sure to keep the door cracked. From Hermione, Fred learned that she and Hiram were involved with the Southside Serpents, and now they want their money, they left a rattle snake in Pop's shop as a message to Hermione, Fred got rid of it for her, but that was likely only the beginning. Fred attended Jason Blossom's memorial to pay his respect, while there, he ran into Hermione, where he then offered her that book keeping job that he had previously denied her.

With it being Hermione's first day on the job as his bookkeeper, Fred decided to check in on her, to his surprise, she was the bearer of bad news. Fred only had enough money in the bank to pay his guys for two more weeks, which for him is unacceptable, last time he let one of his guys go, it didn't end too well, plus, the trust they have is worth everything, and he'd never compromise that. Fred was waiting to here on a recent bid for the new development, where the Twilight Drive-In use to be, the construction could put him back in a good place. However, he doesn't know who the buyer is, but with Mayor McCoy handling all the arrangements for the buyer, the next best thing would be to present her with the bid. So, he invited Mayor McCoy over for diner, hoping he could win her over, but he wanted Hermione's assistance in doing so, to which she agreed, and the two of them kissed.

That night, he told Archie about his rekindled relationship with Hermione, in response, Archie told him to go for it if that's what truly made him happy. As planned, he and Hermione hosted a diner for Mayor McCoy, as well as her daughter, Josie, and her husband, Myles. Fred had polite dinner conversation with Myles about his career, and the kids, before moving on to his presentation. With his plans, Andrews Construction would stimulate the local economy, it's a win for the entire town. Mayor McCoy agreed with his proposal, refreshing, she said, she even would've liked to awarded Fred with the contract, but the buyer was already in the process of accepting another bid. Fred sat along side Hermione at the 75th annual Variety Show as Archie performed on stage, a performance that Fred was especially proud of, as Archie did amazing. Afterwards, he learned that Andrews construction was awarded the contract for the new development, to which he thanked Hermione for being his good luck charm.

Relationships

 * Fred and Archie
 * Fred and Hermione