Career
Burroughs initially ran a shop in his village at Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. His first dramatic role was that of the character "Branic" in the 1979 television series The Legend of King Arthur. He also acted in the television shows Dick Turpin, The Goodies, Doctor Who and One Foot in the Grave.
In 1995, Burroughs set up Willow Management, an agency for short actors, along with co-actor Warwick Davis.
He portrayed a bank goblin in the Harry Potter series (Harry Potter and the Philosopher"s Stone and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Participant 2).