Matthew Modine played the title character of the 1984 film Birdy.
His other well-known roles include Dr. Martin Brenner in Stranger Things , the title character in Alan Parker 's Birdy , high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest and the oversexed Sullivan Groff on Weeds .	Stranger Things	Stranger Things	Alan Parker	Alan Parker	Birdy	Birdy (film)	Vision Quest	Vision Quest	Weeds	Weeds (TV series)
Birdy is a 1984 American drama film based on William Wharton 's 1978 novel of the same name .	Birdy	Birdy (novel)	William Wharton	William Wharton (author)	drama film	drama (film and television)	1978 novel of the same name	Birdy (novel)
