Noam Murro

Noam Murro (; born ) is an Israeli film director and film producer. He is best known for directing the films Smart People, 300: Rise of an Empire, and the BBC miniseries Watership Down. Early and personal life Murro was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, to a family of Jewish background. In the early 1990s, after completing his studies in design and architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, Murro left Israel for New York. Although he never received a formal education in film, Murro decided his dream was to become a filmmaker. "As a boy I worked for Lia van Leer at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. I got my film education there, watching films. I worked as an usher, I replaced reels, I cleaned the theater, whatever needed doing, and I got to see two movies a day. I did this for two years, without pay, just so I could see movies." He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and children.