Magnus Carlsson (born 20 April 1965) is a Swedish illustrator, director and animator.

Carlsson was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland.

Among other things, he has created The Three Friends and Jerry,[1] which has been distributed to over 100 countries.

[2] He also created Radiohead's video for the song "Paranoid Android",[3] for which he was nominated for a number of MTV Video Music Awards.

[citation needed] Carlsson has also made the stop-motion animated feature film Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap, which premiered on 19 November 2006.