Peter Burroughs (b. 1947) was born in the UK, in a town named Peterborough. He worked as an additional performer in Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal, and as one of the goblin corps in Labyrinth. In 1999, he was the suit performer for "Milky" the milk carton, created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, in the music video for Blur's "Coffee & TV." In 2005, he appeared in the Jim Henson Company film MirrorMask, as a red troll.
His other film credits include Return of the Jedi (as an Ewok), Flash Gordon, Willow, and Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (as a bank goblin). Television work includes appearances on Doctor Who and One Foot in the Grave (with Richard Wilson). Burroughs' daughter is married to Warwick Davis.