I was thinking about this just now, so I thought I’d write a quickie blog about it. If you have braces, you have choices! You can absolutely show them off. You’re not going to fool anyone once you’re on set. And you really don’t want to seem sneaky or deceitful. Most commonly however, people do a soft, un-strained smile that doesn’t show teeth. Most often it will get the casting folks asking for more photos once they are considering you, but it might get you past the first round if they weren’t originally considering an actor with braces. Here are some examples. All photography by Elizabeth Wiseman