The CW Network has been a platform for many actors and actresses to rise to fame. The variety of their shows in different genres gives talented actors the opportunity to showcase their talents. Many actors and actresses have benefited from it, including New Zealand actress Rose McIver. The young actress may have appeared in other notable projects such as The Legend of the Seeker but it was her starring role in the CW series, iZombie, that earned her the international attention that every actor and actress covets. If you are not familiar with the actress or her story then read below to know more about various things such as her school history, work history, net worth.
Who is Rose McIver?
Rose McIver’s acting career spans multiple mediums; she’s starred in movies and TV shows and she’s done her fair share of work in theater. Rose, whose career began in 1991 at the age of two, has an extensive filmography befitting an actress of her caliber.
She grew up in Titirangi even though she was born in Auckland on October 10, 1988. Rose McIver comes from a stable family with both parents still married. To say Rose grew up in a creative family would be a fair assessment. Her father, John George Whitfield McIver, is a photographer, her mother is an artist and her older brother is a musician and former actor.
Rose’s education story begins at AvondaleCollege, where she was a model student and was made a prefect in her senior year of school. After Avondale, she continued her studies in psychology and linguistics at the University of Auckland. However, she failed to graduate due to her acting career.
Here’s what we know about the New Zealand actress
Career
Rose began her acting career at the age of two, playing an angel in The Piano. She appeared in a few low-profile works in New Zealand before her first appearance in a major production in 2009 ‘s The Beautiful Bones by acclaimed director Peter Jackson. Her first theater appearance was in 2003 in a play called Arcadia at the Titirangi Theater. Since then, she has appeared in two other theatrical productions, Blood Brothers in 2008 and This Face in 2010.
Seeking to advance her production career in New Zealand, Rose McIver has suspended her studies at the University of Auckland and moved to Los Angeles. Her move to Hollywood has turned out to be a decent success so far. She was cast in an MTV production, Cassandra French’s Finishing School for Boys, as the lead actor. She also appeared in The Masters of Sex as a recurring character.
However, her biggest gig since moving to Hollywood came in 2014, when she was named the lead actress on the CW’s new show, iZombie. The critically acclaimed show stars Rose McIver as Olivia Moore.
Rose also landed the lead role in a Netflix production called A Christmas Prince which came out in 2017. Her acting has also expanded into video games; she voiced the character – Eve in the 2017 game, Access Code. She is also an ambassador for Emirates Airline.
During her career, Rose has appeared in over 22 movies, over 20 TV shows with over 200 episodes, several theater productions, several music videos and one video game so far. So far, she has been nominated for several awards, including a few.
Relationship
Rose McIver’s B-list status and her own desire to keep her mother private means there is little information about her past relationships. However, she has had a long-term relationship with an architect, Benjamin Hoeksema, for over ten years. The couple have been together since 2005 but there are no children between the two yet.
Net value
Even though Rose McIver has featured in several projects over the course of her career, she has not been involved in many high-profile projects, but the steady stream of smaller projects has seen her reach a net worth of $3 million, the most significant being his starring role in iZombie.
Body measurements
Rose McIver is currently 5ft 4in and weighs 52kg. Her body measures 34-25-34” in chest, waist and hips respectively. There is limited information available on her diet and exercise regimen, but the actress is known to enjoy running as one of the many ways she maintains her stunning figure.