Rose McIver was born in The Shire, aka New Zealand, to an artistic couple of parents. Since the art and acting run in her family, it is only natural that she had been pressured into it herself.
Since the age of two, her parents had auditioned her for several television commercials in New Zealand. She also had a child role in the film The Piano.
Starting with Maddigan’s Quest, she had taken on roles in mostly fantasy based productions. In 2009, she played the Yellow Ranger in the television franchise that will not die Power Rangers: RPM.