Tommy Lee Jones is suing the studio which made No Country For Old Men for $10million of unpaid wages.

The veteran Oscar winning actor, who starred in the award winning thriller as Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, claims he is owed the cash for promised bonuses and his initial fee.

According to The San-Antonio Express-News Jones has filed the lawsuit in Bexar County.

Tommy Lee Jones starred in No Country for Old Men but the veteran actor claims he is still owed millions by the studio

The lawsuit states that in his contract with NM Classics, a Dutch subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, Jones agreed to act in the film and 'provide additional services' promoting the movie.

In return he would be paid an 'upfront' fee and depending on the movie's success, 'significant box-office bonuses and back-end compensation'.

But the vague details have caused problems for the 61-year-old.

The film, about a botched drug deal, took $160 million at the box office and won four Oscars. It was a co-production between Paramount and Miramax Films.

However, the lawsuit claims, just a month after the film was released in November last year Paramount told Jones the contract contained a 'mistake', related to 'a major issue involving the deduction for home video expenses'.

It then alleges that on January 10 this year Paramount officials told Jones there was a second 'major' mistake.

But, in his lawsuit, Jones alleges that he was 'deceived' by Paramount, who 'knew of the mistakes' when he signed the contract.

His publicist said: 'The paperwork stands for itself'.