Joe Simpson (born 7th January 1966) is an actor from Greater Manchester who has appeared on Coronation Street in five roles:
- A Reporter from the Weatherfield Gazette eager for a story about the siege that had occurred at 11 Coronation Street in March 1997
- Sgt Roper in May 1999, an officer involved in the arrest of Greg Kelly after he'd held Sally Webster and her girls hostage inside No.13
- Alex Swinton, the abusive stepfather of Wayne Hayes, who appeared between December 2000 and August 2001
- DC Morgan, who in November 2009 took a statement from Roy Cropper, accusing Tony Gordon of attempted murder.
- Council planning officer Tom in January 2021.
Making his acting debut in the early 1980s, other credits include roles in Cracker, The Second Coming, Heartbeat, New Street Law, The Street, Waterloo Road, Accused, In with the Flynns, Scott & Bailey, Shameless, The Body Farm, Doctors, Emmerdale and Homefront.