Januel Mercado
Known for Directing
- Born
- November 23, 1984 (age 41)
- Birthplace
- Stockton, California, USA
- Also known as
- Januel P. Mercado, ジャニュエル・P・メルカド
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.
Latest
Forgotten IslandDirector2026Rating: 7.8 out of 10
The TridentExecutive Producer2023Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Puss in Boots: The Last WishCo-Director2022Rating: 8.2 out of 10
Dear Diary: World's First PranksDirector2021Rating: 6.7 out of 10
The Croods: A New AgeShaman Monkey (voice)2020Rating: 7.4 out of 10
The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartAdditional Storyboarding2019Rating: 6.6 out of 10
The Lego Ninjago MovieStory Artist2017Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Harvey BeaksDirector2015SeriesRating: 6.3 out of 10
Kung Fu Panda 2Story Artist2011Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Known for
- Puss in Boots: The Last WishCo-Director2022Rating: 8.2 out of 10
- Kung Fu Panda 2Story Artist2011Rating: 7.1 out of 10
- The Croods: A New AgeShaman Monkey (voice)2020Rating: 7.4 out of 10
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartAdditional Storyboarding2019Rating: 6.6 out of 10
- The Lego Ninjago MovieStory Artist2017Rating: 6.5 out of 10
- Forgotten IslandDirector2026Rating: 7.8 out of 10
- Harvey BeaksDirector2015SeriesRating: 6.3 out of 10
- Dear Diary: World's First PranksDirector2021Rating: 6.7 out of 10
- The TridentExecutive Producer2023Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Filmography
10 titles
