moorhouse was born, scott paul william durst, in ipswich in 1989. at the age of six weeks a severe burn resulted in the amputation of his left leg through the knee. in 2008, while working in telecommunications, moorhouse's manager heard a radio promotion from paralympic gb who were running a talent day in london. he gave moorhouse the day off to attend, and moorhouse showed promise in several different disciplines at the meet. he decided to follow athletics and began training in 2009 with windsor, hounslow and eton athletics club, showing promise in both the sprint and throwing events.