Does a child need to have perfect looks to succeed as an actor?

Does a child need to have perfect looks to succeed as an actor?

Gabrielle Schary (Casting Director) gives expert video advice on: What type of child can succeed in an acting career?; Are certain 'looks' in child actors easier to cast?; Does a child need to have perfect looks to succeed as an actor? and more...

Offbeat-looking kids or quirky-looking kids, kids that are in growth transitions often do really well because that speaks to people as a very natural place. There are commercials that really require a lot of fashion, a lot of style that do require the perfect features. That's what the look of those commercials go for. But oftentimes, you will get the kid with the ears that maybe stick out, or the teeth that are half in, half out, or freckles, that kind of thing. It really depends on the product and that's why there is no good and why there is no bad because it just depends if you are doing a fashion layout for a print campaign or if you are doing a commercial where a kid is eating a sandwich and walking down the street.