He is given the responsibility of looking after an orphaned Chasmosaurus named 26. He was played by Tyron Leitso in the former, and Erik von Detten in the later. After all the competition for Marion's love, Karl wins. In the TV series, Karl likes Dinotopia more than he did in the mini-series but still misses home. At first Karl is stubborn and headstrong, while wanting nothing more than to leave Dinotopia, however near the end of the mini-series he learns to like Dinotopia. Karl thinks he has it all until he is washed up on Dinotopia. He's also athletic, and a bit of a girl seeker (as stated by David in the series, more like his hit and run victims). On their own, the brothers explore the island and soon discover it is not. Karl is the cocky, egotisical and a bit obnoxious brother. Two brothers discover a land that time forgot, where dinosaurs still roam freely. The boys swim safely to shore, but their father unfortunately drowns in the crash.
The two have different mothers, so this makes them half brothers although in the TV series they were brothers, not half brothers. Karl is the slightly older brother of the two Scott brothers. Karl Scott is, along with his brother, David, one of the main characters of the Dinotopia miniseries and TV series. After a plane crash, half-brothers find themselves on an amazing lost island where enlightened pacifist humans and intelligent talking dinosaurs have created a utopian medieval-style society but disaster approaches. securing roles in Manchild (2002) and the U.S. Dinotopia (miniseries) Dinotopia (TV series) Based on the best-selling book series, DINOTOPIA is set in a secret world where dinosaurs and people exist in harmony. The film actually had its Romanian premiere during filming of Deader.