Januel Mercado
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 23 Nov 1984 (age 41)
- Birthplace
- 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 Wish202283Pop Score out of 100
Kung Fu Panda 2201175Pop Score out of 100
The Croods: A New Age202067Pop Score out of 100
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part201970Pop Score out of 100
The Lego Ninjago Movie201757Pop Score out of 100
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken202362Pop Score out of 100
Forgotten Island202679Pop Score out of 100
TVHarvey Beaks201567Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- 2026Forgotten Islandas Manny Molina / Dry Mermahn (voice) · Writer · Director
- 2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenThanks
- 2023The TridentExecutive Producer
- 2022Puss in Boots: The Last Wishas Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice) · Co-Director
- 2021Dear Diary: World's First PranksDirector · Story
- 2020