Januel Mercado
DirectingBorn Nov 23, 1984
Stockton, California, USA
Januel Patricio Mercado (born November 23, 1984) is a Filipino-American feature animation director, storyboard artist, and writer. A San Jose State University graduate, he has been with DreamWorks Animation since 2008. He started as a story artist on Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and contributed to Turbo (2013), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), and Trolls (2016). Mercado made his co-directorial debut on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) alongside Joel Crawford, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.
Known For
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
movie2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
movie2022
The Croods: A New Age
movie2020
The Croods: A New Age
movie2020
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
movie2023
Kung Fu Panda 2
movie2011
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
movie2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
movie2021
Harvey Beaks
tv2015
The Trident
movie2023
Filmography
2026Forgotten Islandas Directormovie2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage Krakenas Thanksmovie2023The Tridentas Executive Producermovie2022Puss in Boots: The Last Wishas Co-Directormovie2021Dear Diary: World's First Pranksas Storymovie2020The Croods: A New Ageas Head of Storymovie2015Harvey Beaksas Directortv2011Kung Fu Panda 2as Story Artistmovie