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Rose McIver is the New Zealand actor who portrays Tinker Bell on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Frances Rose[3] McIver was born on October 10,[1] 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand to ceramicist Ann "Annie" Coney and photographer John George "Mac" Whitfield McIver and raised in the suburb of Titirangi.[2] She has one older brother named Paul, who is an actor and musician.
Her first role in the acting business was at age two in a television commercial and went on, at age three, to take up a part in the 1993 film The Piano and other acting gigs as a child star.[4] She has a knack for running[5] as well as writing by gathering creative motivation from authors like John Steinbeck, Wally Lamb and Franz Kafka.[4] After starring in the New Zealand 2009 film The Lovely Bones, she enrolled at the University of Auckland to study various subjects including psychology, anthropology and linguistics, that helped garner potential to strengthen her own acting abilities.[4] While actively shooting the 2010 film Predictament, Rose juggled both university classes and an acting career with school grades suffering as a downside, though she stated what was most important is exploring topics of interest and not worrying about coming up on top all the time.[4]
When she is not on a filming set, Rose seeks out secondary work in babysitting and importing bananas with Fair Trade as a part-time job as a necessary means to pay bills. Deciding the school arts degree could wait, she made a spontaneous move to Wellington in 2010 with architect boyfriend Benjamin Hoeksema.[2][4] Currently, she resides in Los Angeles with actor Fleur Saville.[6]
Trivia
- In iZombie's "Dead Air", a character named Lowell tells to McIver's Liv that "we can't all pull off the ethereal Tinker Bell look", in reference to her role on Once Upon a Time.
- Is close friends with Once Upon a Time co-star, Jennifer Morrison.[7]
- Has worked with fellow Once Upon a Time actor Adelaide Kane during their time on Power Rangers RPM.[8]
- Acts opposite a long list of other Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland actors on iZombie, most of which play suspects in, or people connected to, murder cases investigated by Rose's character Liv Moore:
| David Anders (Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Whale) |
Show in general | Anders plays fellow main character Blaine DeBeers, one of the main antagonists of the series and the one who turned Rose's character into a zombie |
| Ty Olsson (Hordor) | "Pilot" | Murder suspect |
| Tom Pickett (Bishop) | "Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?" | Patron at an art gallery Rose's character attends |
| Manny Jacinto (Quon) | "Liv and Let Clive" | Murder victim |
| Christopher Gauthier (William Smee) |
"Virtual Reality Bites" | Murder victim |
| Gabrielle Giraud (Royal Aide) | "Virtual Reality Bites" | Murder victim's neighbor |
| Alison Wandzura (Hostess) | "Virtual Reality Bites" | Murder suspect |
| Barclay Hope (Lily's Adoptive Father) | "Maternity Liv" | Murder victim's father |
| Chad Rook (Captain Ahab) | "Maternity Liv" | Murder suspect |
| Aaron Douglas (Fendrake the Healer) |
"Dead Air" and "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother" | Murder suspect |
| Aleks Paunovic (Berkley) | "Patriot Brains" | One of Blaine DeBeers's henchmen |
| David Bloom (Mr. Krzyszkowski) | "Mr. Berserk" | Murder victim's editor |
| Andrea Brooks (Charlotte) and Max Lloyd-Jones (Jacob) | "Mr. Berserk" | Murder suspect (Lloyd-Jones) and his lover (Brooks) |
| Ryan Hesp (Quartermaster) | "Mr. Berserk" | Bartender who serves Rose's character |
| Matthew MacCaull (Knight #1) | "Mr. Berserk" and "Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat" | Hitman contracted to kill Rose's character |
| Leah Gibson (Nyx) | "Astroburger" | Murder victim's friend |
| Todd Thomson (Business Man) | "Blaine's World" | Doctor performing surgery on the brother of Rose's character |
| Jonathan Whitesell (Hercules) | "Zombie Bro" | Murder victim |
| Grayson Gabriel (Adult Roderick) | "Zombie Bro" | Murder suspect |
| Raphael Sbarge (Jiminy Cricket / Archie Hopper) |
"Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues" | Murder suspect |
| Sandy Robson (Perp) | "Method Head" | Propmaster of a TV show where the lead actor is murdered on set |
| Jillian Fargey (Fairy Godmother) | "The Whopper" | Murder victim's mother |
| Kacey Rohl (Megara) | "Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind" | Murder suspect (in addition, Suzy Joachim (Madame Leota) plays the victim) |
| Bruce Blain (Desk Sergeant) | "He Blinded Me... With Science" | Bartender who serves Rose's character |
| Richard Meen (Coachman) | "Pour Some Sugar, Zombie" | Patron at a strip club who hits on Rose's character |
| Chad Riley (Black Knight and Jafar's Guard) |
"Pour Some Sugar, Zombie" | Detective who works with the boyfriend of Rose's character; questions her about his disappearance |
| Zak Santiago (Prince Henry) | "Pour Some Sugar, Zombie" | Murder suspect |
| Jason Simpson (Adda) | "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be" | Henchman of one Rose's character's enemies; gets beaten up by her |
| Sarah Grey (The Princess) | "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be" | Murder victim's friend |
| Andre Tricoteux (Argyle and the Massive Brawler) |
"Dead Beat" | One of Blaine DeBeers's henchmen; accompanies Blaine when Rose's character is forced to turn to the latter for help |
| Paul Lazenby (Claude) | "Salivation Army" | Security guard trying to apprehend Rose's character |
| Keith Blackman Dallas (Cabbie) | "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother" | Security guard who witnessed a zombie attack |
| Michael Soltis (Black Knight) | "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother" and "Five, Six, Seven, Ate!" | Paramedic who delivers a body to Rose's character |
| Michasha Armstrong (Guard) | "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother" and "Zombie Knows Best" | Murder victim |
| Sally Pressman (Helga) | "Zombie Knows Best" | Murder suspect's wife |
| Teach Grant (Dead Eye) | "Eat a Knievel" | Murder victim's friend |
| Nelson Wong (Paramedic) | "Eat a Knievel" | Murder suspect |
| Kylee Bush (Young Woman) | "Eat a Knievel" | Murder suspect's girlfriend |
| Chilton Crane (Hilda Braeburn) | "Return of the Dead Guy" | Murder suspect's widow |
| Leana Yu (Woman Customer) | "Looking for Mr. Goodbrain, Part 2" | Producer of a news program; Rose's character intercepts the broadcast |
| Giacomo Baessato (Grif) | "Are You Ready for Some Zombies? and "You've Got to Hide Your Liv Away" | Murder suspect |
| Ryan Booth (Man) | "Are You Ready for Some Zombies?" | One of Blaine DeBeers's henchmen |
| Dan Payne (Captain of the Guard and Ivo) |
"Blue Bloody" | Murder suspect |
| Cory Rempel (Clayton) | "Brainless in Seattle, Part 1" | Customer at Blaine DeBeers's bar; witnesses a kiss between him and the girlfriend of Rose's character's partner |
| Christie Laing (Maid Marian) | "Brainless in Seattle, Part 1", "Brainless in Seattle, Part 2", "My Really Fair Lady" and "All's Well That Ends Well" | Police officer who works in the same precinct as Rose's character |
| Samuel Patrick Chu (Frightened Soldier) |
Multiple episodes of the fourth and fifth season | Spectator watching a public execution with Rose's character; helps her smuggle in a sick girl to Seattle |
| Nicholas Carella (Bartender) | "My Really Fair Lady" | Security guard Rose's character distracts during a heist |
| Jasmine Lukuku (Mrs. Lewis) | "Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain" | Desk clerk who helps Rose's character track down a murder suspect |
| Toby Levins (Sergeant and Sentry) | "Insane in the Germ Brain" | Murder suspect |
| Lee Tichon (Guard) | "Dead Lift" | Murder victim |
| Nels Lennarson (Jabberwocky Guard) |
"Dead Lift" | Murder victim's friend |
| Dejan Loyola (Rafi) | "Dot Zom", "The Scratchmaker" and "Killer Queen" | Teacher hired by Rose's character to home-school zombie orphans taken under her wing |
| Bill Dow (Mayor Tomkins) | "Dot Zom" | Murder suspect |
| Daniel Jeffery (Carl) | "Filleted to Rest" | Murder victim's employee |
| Matty Finochio (Tweedledee and Marcus Tremaine) |
"Filleted to Rest | Murder suspect |
| Eric Keenleyside (Maurice / Moe French) |
"Death of a Car Salesman" | Murder suspect |
| Seth Isaac Johnson (Young Hansel) |
"Killer Queen" and "Bye, Zombies" | Dying child who Rose's character houses and takes under her wing |
| Kelly-Ruth Mercier (Store Manager) | "All's Well That Ends Well" | Woman who sits next to Rose's character on a plane |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Piano | Angel |
| 1997 | Topless Women Talk About Their Lives | Sally |
| 1998 | Flying | Josie |
| 2002 | Toy Love | Lucy |
| 2006 | Ozzie | Cailtin |
| 2007 | Knickers | Emily |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Lindsey Salmon |
| 2010 | Dangerous Ride | Renee |
| 2010 | Predicament | Maybelle |
| 2013 | Blinder | Sammy Walton |
| 2013 | Light Years | Charlotte |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Shortland Street | Holly |
| 1994 | Hercules and the Amazon Women | Girl (Hydra) |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Underworld | Ilea |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | Ilea |
| 1995 | Riding High | Billy |
| 1995–97 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Ilea |
| 1999 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Daphne |
| 2002 | Murder in Greenwich | Sheila McGuire |
| 2002 | Mercy Peak | Gwyneth Couch |
| 2003 | P.E.T. Detectives | Genevieve |
| 2003 | Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off | Hannah |
| 2004 | Maiden Voyage | Jenny |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest | Garland |
| 2007 | Rude Awakenings | Constance Short |
| 2007 | Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Valerie |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Alice |
| 2009 | Power Rangers R.P.M. | Summer Landsdown / Yellow Bear RPM Ranger |
| 2011 | Super City | Candice |
| 2011 | Tangiwai | Nerissa Love |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bridget Byron |
| 2012 | Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys | Cassie |
| 2013–14 | Masters of Sex | Vivian Scully |
| 2013–17 | Once Upon a Time | Tinker Bell |
| 2014 | Petals on the Wind | Cathy Dollanganger |
| 2015–19 | iZombie | Liv Moore |
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
| "The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
| "New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
| Archive | Absent | Absent | Archive | Appears | Absent | Absent | Archive | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Six | ||||||||||
| "The Savior": | "A Bitter Draught": | "The Other Shoe": | "Strange Case": | "Street Rats": | "Dark Waters": | "Heartless": | "I'll Be Your Mirror": | "Changelings": | "Wish You Were Here": | "Tougher Than the Rest": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive |
| "Murder Most Foul": | "Ill-Boding Patterns": | "Page 23": | "A Wondrous Place": | "Mother's Little Helper": | "Awake": | "Where Bluebirds Fly": | "The Black Fairy": | "The Song in Your Heart": | "The Final Battle Part 1": | "The Final Battle Part 2": |
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
| "Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive | Archive | ||||||
| "Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
| Absent | Archive | Archive | Archive | |||||||
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
External links
Rose McIver on Internet Movie Database- Rose McIver on Wikipedia
- @imrosemciver (Rose McIver) on Instagram
- @imrosemciver (Rose McIver) on X, formerly Twitter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/malcolmjgoodwin/status/653017310815485952
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/front-page-carousel/rose-mcivor-taking-on-tinseltown/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/imrosemciver/status/421014803042164736
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10666725
- ↑ http://www.alloy.com/5/86/10549/5/ref/5/86/10549/4/
- ↑ http://rubynz.com/blog/article/my-city-rose-mciver
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBS4UZLW6w
- ↑ https://youtu.be/XJFioeCvJE4?t=17
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