United Kingdom, April 13 -- Lena Dunham has alleged her Girls co-star Adam Driver displayed volatile behaviour towards her during the filming of the series.

The 39-year-old writer and actress, who created and starred in Girls between 2012 and 2017, made the claims while promoting her memoir Famesick in an interview with The Guardian.

Adam, 42, who played her character Hannah Horvath's partner Adam Sackler, is described in the book as having been "spectacularly rude" on set.

Lena alleged incidents including a chair being thrown at a wall near her, a hole punched in a trailer wall, and occasions where he apparently screamed in her face.

The show, which followed the lives of four women in their 20s, also starred Allison Williams, Jemima ...