He attended National Film and Television School and graduated in 1982 with a Master"s in Filmmaking.
He began making super 8 films when he was 9. He worked for Jim Henson on the last season of The Muppet Show and then again on The Dark Crystal in 1981. After this, he moved on to directing music videos for Music Television, one of which was the uncensored version of Frankie Goes To Hollywood"s hit "Relax."
Shortly after his production of music videos, he moved on to direct British television films such as Prospects and then finally in 1988 directed his first major full length film, Paperhouse.
Rose got his big break into American cinema with 1992"s Candyman, which has since been seen as a cult classic.
Subsequently Rose both wrote and directed Immortal Beloved, about the life and loves of Ludwig van Beethoven, as well as a remake of Leo Tolstoy"s Anna Karenina.