THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Girls' 11 years after the HBO show premiered

• HBO's "Girls," created by and starring Lena Dunham, premiered 11 years ago.

• Dunham and her costars Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, and Zosia Mamet have had successful careers.

• Adam Driver and Andrew Rannells also grew their careers during and after their runs on the show.

Lena Dunham created, wrote, and starred on "Girls."

Lena Dunham appeared in a few projects prior to "Girls," including the semi-autobiographical independent film "Tiny Furniture" (2010), which she also wrote and directed.

She also appeared in "This Is 40" (2012), written and directed by "Girls" producer Judd Apatow.

Dunham has pursued many different creative projects over the years.

Dunham has been involved with many other TV shows and films since "Girls."

She acted in "Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood" (2021); played guest roles on ABC's "Scandal," Fox's "The Simpsons," and FX's "American Horror Story: Cult;" and appeared in Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" music video.

Dunham published her first book, "Not That Kind of Girl," in 2014, and has written a few others since.

In 2018, she also created the HBO show "Camping" alongside "Girls" producer Jenni Konner.

Recently, Dunham produced a few projects, including "Catherine Called Birdy" (2022).

Allison Williams played Marnie Michaels.

Before "Girls," Allison Williams had a few minor TV roles on shows like NBC's "American Dreams" and FX's "The League."

She also played Kate Middleton in the Funny or Die skit series "Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After."

She's continued acting in big projects.

While "Girls" was airing, in 2014, Williams landed the role of Peter Pan in NBC's "Peter Pan Live!"

She's also appeared on Fox's "The Mindy Project" and Netflix's "Series of Unfortunate Events."

Perhaps most notably since "Girls," Williams starred alongside Daniel Kaluuya in "Get Out" (2017).

She also recently appeared in "M3gan" (2022).

Jemima Kirke starred as Jessa Johansson.

Jemima Kirke appeared alongside Dunham in "Tiny Furniture" (2010) before starring as Jessa on "Girls."

Kirke has appeared in a number of film and TV roles.

Kirke went on to movies like "The Little Hours" (2017), "Untogether" (2018), and "Sylvie's Love" (2020).

She also recently played Hope Haddon on season three of Netflix's "Sex Education" and Melissa on Hulu's "Conversations With Friends."

Zosia Mamet was Shoshanna Shapiro on the show.

Prior to her stint on "Girls," Zosia Mamet had arcs on Showtime's "United States of Tara," NBC's "Parenthood," and AMC's "Mad Men."

She also appeared in "The Kids Are All Right" (2010).

She is currently acting on another HBO show.

During and after "Girls," Mamet starred in "Bleeding Heart" (2015), "Wiener-Dog" (2016), and "The Boy Downstairs" (2017).

She's also appeared on TV shows such as Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," Netflix's "Tales of the City," and the Apple TV+ series "Dickinson."

She currently stars as Annie on HBO Max's "The Flight Attendant," and she recently appeared in "Molli and Max in the Future" (2023).

Adam Driver starred as Adam Sackler.

Adam Driver started his career on the stage and in smaller TV roles before landing a part in the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic "J. Edgar" (2011).

Driver has appeared in many popular projects since.

Driver's career really took off while he was on "Girls."

He appeared in "What If" (2013) and "This Is Where I Leave You" (2014), before taking on the role of Kylo Ren in "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" (2015).

He continued his "Star Wars" role through the sequel trilogy and continued to gain fame in "Silence" (2016), "BlacKkKlansman" (2018), and "Marriage Story" (2019).

Recently, Driver played Jacques Le Gris in "The Last Duel" (2021), Maurizio Gucci in "House of Gucci" (2021), and Mills in "65" (2023).

Andrew Rannells played Elijah Krantz.

Before "Girls," Andrew Rannells had been working primarily as a voice actor since the 1990s on shows like Cartoon Network's "Pokémon" and TX Network's "Yu-Gi-Oh!"

He also starred on NBC's short-lived sitcom "The New Normal" around the time "Girls" premiered.

Rannells originated the Broadway role of Elder Price in "The Book of Mormon" in 2011.

Rannells is still acting on the screen and stage.

Rannells has gone on to Broadway performances in "Falsettos," "Hamilton," and "The Boys in the Band."

He also starred in "A Simple Favor" (2018) and the film adaptations of "The Boys in the Band" (2020) and "The Prom" (2020).

On TV, Rannells has appeared on NBC's "How I Met Your Mother" and Showtime's "Black Monday."

The actor currently voices roles on Netflix's "Big Mouth" and Amazon Prime Video's "Invincible," and he recently appeared on Hulu's "History of the World: Part II."

Alex Karpovsky starred as Ray Ploshansky.

Alex Karpovsky directed and appeared in a number of smaller films before "Girls," and he's still well known for his role as Ploshansky.

The actor was involved in "Tiny Furniture" (2010) alongside Dunham and Kirke.

He's continued to work in entertainment.

Karpovsky went on to films like "Supporting Characters" (2012), alongside Dunham, and "Hail! Caesar" (2016).

He's a series regular on Amazon Prime Video's "Homecoming," and he recently appeared on Peacock's "Angelyne."

Peter Scolari was Hannah's dad, Tad.

Peter Scolari had amassed many acting credits before appearing on "Girls."

He was probably best known for his roles on CBS' "Newhart," ABC's "Bosom Buddies," and Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show."

He also voiced Billy in "The Polar Express."

He continued acting until he died in 2021.

Scolari appeared on shows like Fox's "Gotham," Paramount+/CBS' "Evil," and FX's "Fosse/Verdon."

In 2016, he also starred as Peter Madoff on "Madoff," an ABC miniseries on the Madoff investment scandal.

Scolari died of leukemia in 2021 at age 66 after a two-year illness.

Becky Ann Baker starred as Tad's wife, Loreen.

Before "Girls," Becky Ann Baker played Jean Wear on NBC's "Freaks and Geeks."

She also had minor roles in "Jacob's Ladder" (1990), "Men in Black" (1997), "Two Weeks Notice" (2002), and "Spider-Man 3" (2007).

Baker is an accomplished stage performer known for Broadway musicals like "Titanic" and "Assassins."

Baker has continued her acting career.

During and after "Girls," Baker continued to take on several supporting roles on TV shows and in movies.

She's appeared on NBC's "The Blacklist," HBO's "Big Little Lies," and NBC's "New Amsterdam."

She also played Mrs. Geselschap in the Netflix original "The Half of It" (2020) and Alma Hoff on Paramount+'s "The Good Fight."

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