Mr. Waltham (Paxton Whitehead): Rachel's boss at Bloomingdale's in season 4, who appears in "The One with Rachel's Crush" and "The One with Joey's Dirty Day" after Rachel is demoted to personal shopping after Joanna's death. He is Emily Waltham's uncle. He asked Rachel to accompany his niece to the opera, just before Rachel gets a date with Joshua. Rachel convinces Ross to go in her place, which introduces them leading to their eventual relationship. He is absent from Ross and Emily's wedding in London, and although most of Emily's family are angry with Ross and Rachel because Ross said Rachel's name at the altar during their vows, Mr. Waltham lets Rachel keep her job, although she quits in the middle of season 5 to pursue a new career at Ralph Lauren.