Januel Mercado

Also known as: Januel P. Mercado, ジャニュエル・P・メルカド, Januel Patricio Mercado

Known for

Director

Born

23/11/1984 (41)

Place of birth

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.