Whether you are going for a lead part or work as an extra, or have your profile on on Spotlight, Backstage, Actors Access, Casting Networks, or Project Casting, an up-to-date portfolio of actor headshots is essential. Casting directors will not look at photographs for more than a couple of seconds, and so headshots must be eye-catching and memorable. The current trend for head shots is to look despondent off into the middle distance in a de-saturated photo with crushed blacks. No doubt it is important to have at least one photo in your portfolio that matches current trends, but that should not be the sum total of what you show off.