Mac Gudgeon (2 March 1949 – 25 May 2023) was an Australian film and television screenwriter.
[2][3] Gudgeon was perhaps best known for writing the television mini-series Waterfront, The Petrov Affair, Killing Time and for co-writing The Secret River.
[2][1][4][5] Gudgeon's film screenwriting include Last Ride and he co-wrote the screenplays for Ground Zero, The Delinquents and Wind.
[2][1] Gudgeon served as president of the Australian Writers' Guild from 1998 to 2000, and received a lifetime membership in 2002.
Among those to pay tribute to Gudgeon after his death were Australian Writers' Guild president Shane Brennan, former president Jan Sardi and film producer Roger Simpson.