| Magnus Carlsson | |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden |
| Years Active: | 1988–present |
Magnus Carlsson (born 20 April 1965) is a Swedish illustrator, director and animator.
Carlsson was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland. He started animating professionally in 1988, and has since created a series of animated films and television series. 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. Carlsson has also made the stop-motion animated feature film Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap, which premiered on 19 November 2006.