Januel Mercado
Known for
Directing
Born
November 23, 1984 (age 41)
Birthplace
Stockton, California, USA
Biography
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.
Best known work
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
The Croods: A New Age
2020
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
2023
Forgotten Island
2026
Harvey Beaks
2015
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021
The Trident
2023Filmography
2026
Forgotten Islandas Manny Molina / Dry Mermahn (voice), Writer, Director
2023
2023
The TridentExecutive Producer
2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wishas Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice), Co-Director
2021
Dear Diary: World's First PranksDirector, Story
2020
The Croods: A New Ageas Shaman Monkey (voice), Head of Story
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartAdditional Storyboarding
2017
The Lego Ninjago MovieStory Artist
2015
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2Story Artist