The Hidden Persuaders is a 2011 British mystery film written and directed by Wayne Dudley, and released by Dudley Dangerous Productions. It stars Dayle Teegarden as "Frank Cash", a reporter from the Daily Tribune; Nicky Modlin as "Damon DeVille", the lead singer of the band Processed Minds; and Stephen Samson as "Dave McCartney", the band's manager

The film tells the story of Cash as he attempts to uncover the death of controversial rock star Damon Deville, the lead singer of the band Processed Minds. He teams up with junior reporter Summer Stevens, who is played by Siobhan Callas, to uncover the truth.

Development of The Hidden Persuaders began when director Wayne Dudley was still studying at Abertay University. The Hidden Persuaders was filmed during the summer of 2010. The Hidden Persuaders was first screened 7 January 2011 in Dundee, Scotland then screened at New York's Big Mini-DV Festival in the United States, where it won the award for Best Experimental Film.

The film was written, produced, directed and edited by Wayne Dudley and was filmed entirely in Dundee.

Inspired by film maker Robert Rodriquez, who made El Mariachi in 1992 on his own for $7,000, Wayne decided the only way to succeed in such a competitive industry was to make a feature film on his own with little or no budget.