Januel Mercado

Birthday: 1984-11-23
Birthplace: Stockton, California, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2022-12-07	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
	2020-11-25	The Croods: A New Age	Shaman Monkey (voice)