Januel Mercado
Directing
- Born
- November 23, 1984 (age 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.
Known for
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
December 7, 2022
Kung Fu Panda 2
May 25, 2011
The Croods: A New Age
November 25, 2020
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
February 6, 2019
The Lego Ninjago Movie
September 21, 2017
Forgotten Island
September 10, 2026
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
February 9, 2021
The Trident
February 28, 2023
Behind the camera8
- 2026Forgotten Island Writer, Director
- 2023The Trident Executive Producer
- 2022Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Co-Director
- 2021Dear Diary: World's First Pranks Director, Story
- 2020The Croods: A New Age Head of Story
- 2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Additional Storyboarding
- 2017The Lego Ninjago Movie Story Artist
- 2011Kung Fu Panda 2 Story Artist
Acting3
- 2026