Headshot is a number one actor’s marketing tool. There are many reasons to invest in a set of good quality headshots done by a professional headshot photographer. Headshots are actors’ branding and marketing around the industry; it’s the key toward getting noticed for the audition, and the best way for an agent or CD to remember the actor for future work.
As previously stated, headshot is the first thing talent agents and casting directors will look at. Only if you fit the part based on your looks will they look at your resume and show reel.