He was born in Castellammare di Stabia in 1967. After his studies at the Theatre School of the Teatro Stabile in Torino, directed by Franco Passatore, and the La Bottega Teatrale in Florence, directed by Vittorio Gassman. He began his professional life as an actor (1986-2000).
In 1998, he directed his first theatrical performance.  In 2004 he moved to Berlin. 

Antonio Latella has been invited to stage his plays in many different theatres and Festivals such as: the 11th Union des Théâtres de l’Europe Festival at Villeurbanne, the Avignon Festival, the Salzburg Festival, the Theaterformen Festival of Braunschweig/Hanover, the Grec Festival of Barcelona, the Shakespeare Festival of Santa Susanna, the International “Scène Etrangères” Festival of Villeneuve d’Ascq, the Svjetskog Kazalista Festival of Zagreb, at the Théâtre National Populaire Villeurbanne, the Volksbuhne Theatre of Berlin, the Théâtre National de l’Odeon of Paris, the International Theatre Festival of Lugano, the Radialsystem Theatre of Berlin, the Culturgest and Centro Cultural De Belem of Lisbon, La Comédie of Reims, the Teatrul Clasis Festival of Arad, Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Rumania, Wiener Festwochen, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia and De Internationale Keuze Van de Rotterdamse Schouwbur..