Januel Mercado
- Directing
- November 23, 1984 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Forgotten Island · Manny Molina / Dry Mermahn (Voice), Writer
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken · Thanks
- The Trident · Executive producer
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (Voice), Co-Director
- Dear Diary: World's First Pranks · Director, Story
- The Croods: A New Age · Shaman Monkey (Voice), Head of Story
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · Additional Storyboarding
- The Lego Ninjago Movie · Story Artist
- Harvey Beaks · Director
- Kung Fu Panda 2 · Story Artist