Simon Hanna appeared on Coronation Street in April 2010 as Fire Officer Ritchie, who was in attendance following a car crash involving Tyrone and Molly Dobbs. His other acting credits include roles in Emmerdale, The Bill, This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper and Dalziel and Pascoe, whilst on the other side of the camera, he composed the soundtrack for a short film entitled Stolen: The Mysterious Disappearance of Isobel Bowman.