Jughead Jones

"If you mean Betty, whatever happened, just talk to her. You know, it'd go a long way. Would've gone a long way with me."

- Jughead to Archie

Jughead Jones is a main character on Riverdale. He is portrayed by Cole Sprouse.

Judhead is a student at Riverdale High School and the former best friend of Archie Andrews. He is the narrator of the series and starts writing his novel about Cheryl's brother Jason's death.

Character description
''A heartthrob with a philosophical bent and former best friend of Archie Andrews. He is still smarting from the rift that took place between the two.''

Early life
Jughead grew up in Riverdale alongside Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper. At one point, he and Archie were best friends, but they later had a falling out of some kind, severing their friendship.

Season 1
Jughead is first heard talking about how the town of Riverdale is often presented as a safe, decent and innocent, as many other small towns around the world are, but if you look close enough, you can see the shadows underneath. He is then seen in Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe writing about the death of Jason Blossom on the 4th of July. He is later seen at the memorial for Jason at Riverdale High School's Gymnasium, sitting on the top of the bleachers. He is in the Chock' lit Shoppe again, when Archie comes in looking for Betty and they talk more about Jason's death Jughead also tells him to talk to Betty because it can go a long way and it would have gone a long way with him as well. Jughead is later present at Sweetwater River with the rest of the town as Jason's body is discovered.

Physical appearance
Jughead is a lean young man of medium stature with pale skin. He has black hair and blueish-green eyes. He isn't very flashy, his choice in clothing is often darker colors, such as black and grey along with his trademark crown-shaped hat.

Relationships

 * Archie and Jughead

Trivia

 * In both the comic and the animated series, Archie and Jughead are best friends. This appears to be the case in the television series as well, however, an unknown event seems to have put a strain on their friendship.
 * Jughead's beanie in the television series is based on his famous crown from the comics.