Lena Dunham Takes the Director's Chair for 'Girls'

Lena Dunham gets into character as Hannah Horvath while filming Girls on Friday afternoon (April 17) in New York City.

The 28-year-old actress and writer took a break from being on camera to direct part of the upcoming episode featuring a scene with Jemima Kirke.

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This isn’t Lena‘s first time directing the show, she has previously directed 15 episodes of Girls.

“I have a very serious job,” Lena jokingly tweeted from set.

10+ pictures inside of Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke shooting an upcoming episode of the HBO show…