Januel Mercado
Directing1984 (41)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.
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10- 2026Forgotten IslandMovieas Manny Molina / Dry Mermahn (voice) · Writer · Director
- 2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenMovieThanks
- 2023The TridentMovieExecutive Producer
- 2022Puss in Boots: The Last WishMovieas Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice) · Co-Director
- 2021Dear Diary: World's First PranksMovieDirector · Story
- 2020The Croods: A New AgeMovieas Shaman Monkey (voice) · Head of Story
- 2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartMovieAdditional Storyboarding
- 2017The Lego Ninjago MovieMovieStory Artist
- 2015Harvey BeaksTV showDirector · 6 episodes
- 2011Kung Fu Panda 2MovieStory Artist