DirectingPopularity Score 2.5
Januel Mercado
Also known as:Januel P. Mercadoジャニュエル・P・メルカドJanuel Patricio Mercado
Total Works
10
9 movies • 1 shows
Avg Rating
7.1 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
—
worldwide gross
Global Reach
#3
TMDB star index
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.
