Daniel Burnett, also credited as Dan Burnett, worked for Jim Henson's Creature Shop as a mechanical technician and animatronic designer.

After leaving the Creature Shop, Burnett worked with various firms (including Neal Scanlan Studios) on films such as Ella Enchanted, Maleficent, Millions, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He also contributed effects to the Doctor Who special "Last Christmas."

Apart from effects work, Burnett works as an architectural designer and contractor.