Andre

"I'm sure Mr. Lodge explained if there's any trouble, I'm a phone call away, all right?"

- Andre to Archie

Andre is a recurring character in the second season of Riverdale. He is portrayed by Stephan Miers.

He is the Lodges' capo and personal assistant, often seen guarding the front door of the Pembrooke and chauffeuring Veronica.

Early Life
Not much is known about Andre's early life, though he was likely involved with the Lodges prior to being hired as their doorman and driver.

Season 2
Andre greeted Veronica, Hermione and Hiram Lodge as they returned to the Pembrooke. Hiram claimed that Smithers left to care for his sickly mother overseas, thus Andre came in as a replacement.

Andre is Veronica's chauffeur to and from FP's retirement party, and from there on out. He is, by Hermione, skilled in martial arts, and will protect Veronica at all costs.

Andre made several brief appearances throughout the episode. He initially crossed paths with Archie at the Pembrooke as he was delivering Hiram's dry cleaning and lunch from Pop's. A couple days later, he attended Hiram's poker game at Pop's. However, he did not play, only entering the diner to use the restroom. Afterward, he informed Archie that the toilet was clogged. Following Veronica's confirmation ceremony, Andre brought up one last present for her.

At the boss's behest, Andre picked Archie up from his house and told him that they were going for a drive as the boss wanted to see him. In the car, Archie grew concerned as they passed the Pembrooke. Andre informed him that the boss had requested somewhere more private and scenic to meet. They pulled up alongside a cliff, where down below was a long and deadly drop to the ocean. Andre helped Archie out the car and took him to see Hermione, who thanked Andre for his services.

Per Hiram Lodge's orders, Andre drove Veronica, Archie, Betty and Jughead out to the Lodge family lake house in Shadow Lake. Upon their arrival, Veronica told him that he was to return Sunday night at 7:00 pm to pick them up. While handing off the luggage to Archie, Andre told him to call if they encountered any trouble.

The next day, Andre sent Archie a message to arrange a meeting in the woods. Unbeknownst to either of them, Veronica was watching from the lake house balcony. So she proceeded to follow Archie into the woods where she confronted the two of them after making it perfectly clear that she didn't want Andre near the lake house. Archie and Andre revealed that her father was doing business in Riverdale with some of the other families so he wanted to make sure that Veronica was safe. Imagine Veronica's surprise to find out that Archie knew of her father's plans. So she then ordered Andre to leave, but not before telling him to call her father so that he could tell him that his cover was blown. From Archie, all Veronica wanted was space. So she would be heading into town with Betty.

Later that night, in the woods, after the lake house was broken into by four masked intruders, Andre found Archie on the ground with one of the intruders who had taken Veronica's necklace pinned beneath him. When Archie asked if Andre saw any of the three other men, Andre told him to return to the cabin as he would handle the one assailant that Archie managed to capture. As Archie returned to the lake house, Andre presumably killed the masked intruder as a single gunshot rang throughout the forest. Afterwards, Andre drove Veronica and her friends back to Riverdale, where he informed Hiram of the incident.

Physical Appearance
Andre has a lean but athletic build, standing at 6' 3". He has short black hair and dark brown eyes and is often seen wearing his black and burgundy servant's uniform while working at the Pembrooke.

Personality
Andre was initially presented as Smithers' replacement. Though, in light of recent events, he has proven to be much more. More than just a doorman and chauffeur, Andre is the Lodges' capo, tasked with doing their dirty work and protecting Veronica at all cost.