In April 2013, Niu Ben filmed the suspenseful romance film "Five Minutes Before Midnight", starring Liu Shishi, based on the novel "Five Minutes Before Midnight" by Japanese novelist Takayoshi Honda.
In February 2014, Niu Ben starred in the movie "The Old Man of the Seagull", which was based on a true story; subsequently, Niu Ben participated in the Chinese version of "Grandpa Flowers" with Qin Han, Lei Kesheng, Zeng Jiang and Liu Ye.
In November 2015, Niu Ben filmed the modern mythological online film "Fox Demon"; in December, he won the "Special Jury Award" at the 15th Movie Channel Movie Lily Awards.
In March 2016, Niu Ben co-starred with Xiao Sun Hao in the public welfare film "Cause and Effect Apocalypse" directed by Wang Lutao. On June 3, 2016, Niu Ben attended the first Shanghai Pujiang Cultural Forum.
On March 30, 2018, the movie "Pascal of Love" was released. On June 8, the public welfare cinema film "Cause and Effect Apocalypse" starring him was released. [2] On June 16, he participated in the opening ceremony of the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival.
On December 2, 2018, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Closing Ceremony Awards Gala of the First Shaoxing Film Festival. [4] On December 10, he participated in the TV series "The Bund Bells", in which he played grandpa Tiger Stove.
On June 6, 2018, Niu Ben solemnly swore an oath to the flag of the Communist Party of China and officially became a member of the Communist Party of China. In February 2019, the 2018 Charity Ceremony of the Alliance of Actors was held in Beijing and won the "Top Ten Public Welfare Figures of the Year" award.
On August 26, the TV series "The Old Tavern" was broadcast in Chinese mainland, in which he played the role of the second and second elders. On September 12, the starring movie "Everything Like You" was released in Chinese mainland.
On October 19, the starring movie "Dream Back to Yesterday" was released in Chinese mainland, playing grandpa in the play. In December, he produced and participated in the movie "Village Chief's Part-time Job". On December 10, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 26th Huading Awards.
In April 2020, he participated in the variety show "Lu Yu has about a day trip". On May 8, he starred in the TV series "Books Everywhere" scheduled to be broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV, playing Li Mulin in the play.
On June 21, the TV series "Children of the Bay Area" was scheduled to be broadcast on CCTV, playing Lao Zeng in the play. On July 22, the movie "Dream Forest" was launched. On August 20, the TV series "Not Living Up to the People" was launched.