Question: Who began his career as director earlier--Matthew Vaughn or Manfred Noa?  
Sentence (from "Matthew Vaughn"): He is best known for producing such films as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) and "Snatch" (2000) and directing the films "Layer Cake" (2004), "Stardust" (2007), "Kick-Ass" (2010), "" (2011), "" (2014), and its sequel "" (2017).
Relevant evidence: Yes