Lily Rabe Instagram – Lily Rabe has played a demon-possessed nun in Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Horror Story,’ former Congresswoman Liz Cheney in Adam McKay’s ‘Vice,’ and Shakespeare’s protagonist in the Broadway production of ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ Now, she’s adding yet another role to her extensive resume: director. In the film adaptation of Chuck Klosterman’s novel, ‘Downtown Owl,’ which premiered at the Tribeca Festival last year and was released on streaming last month, Rabe serves as both director (alongside her husband, actor and playwright Hamish Linklater) and lead. She plays Julia, a high school English teacher who moves to the fictional town of Owl, North Dakota, days before a blizzard. Ed Harris, who stars opposite Rabe in the film, plays Horace Jones. He describes the character as “a simple man who’s doing the best he can in the world.” The Oscar-nominated actor made his own directorial debut back in 2000 with the film ‘Pollock.’ Just in time for the film’s widespread debut, the two multihyphenates sat down with CULTURED to discuss the project’s origins, balancing acting and directing, and how “special” the cutting room can be. Link in bio to read their conversation. 1/ ‘Downtown Owl’ (Film Still), 2024. 2/ Portrait of Lily Rabe by Jenna Jones. 3/ Harris and Rabe on the set of ‘Downtown Owl.’